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sororate marriage

sororate marriage noun: a marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.

Noun

sororate marriage (plural sororate marriages)

  1. A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.
    • Sororate marriage is prevalent among the Hill Kharias, only after the death of the first wife and that also depends on the consent of the father-in-law and the prospective second wife.1980, Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi, Vijay S. Upadhyay, The Kharia, Then and Now: A Comparative Study of Hill, Dhelki, and Dudh Kharia of the Central-eastern Region of India, New Delhi: Concept Publishing...

Forms of sororate marriage

pluralsororate marriages

Questions about sororate marriage

What does sororate marriage mean?
Sororate marriage means a marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.
What part of speech is sororate marriage?
Sororate marriage is a noun.
What is the plural of sororate marriage?
The plural of sororate marriage is sororate marriages.

Words near sororate marriage in the dictionary

  1. sororal nephews
  2. sororal niece
  3. sororal nieces
  4. sororally
  5. sororate
  6. sororate marriage
  7. sororate marriages
  8. sororates
  9. sororial
  10. sororially
  11. sororicidal

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