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sororate marriages

sororate marriages is the plural of sororate marriage.

Meaning of sororate marriage

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...

Questions about sororate marriages

What is sororate marriages the plural of?
Sororate marriages is the plural of sororate marriage.

Words near sororate marriages in the dictionary

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

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