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widow inheritance

widow inheritance noun: a practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother.

Noun

widow inheritance (uncountable)

  1. A practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother

Questions about widow inheritance

What does widow inheritance mean?
Widow inheritance means a practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother.
What part of speech is widow inheritance?
Widow inheritance is a noun.

Words near widow inheritance in the dictionary

  1. widow cleansing
  2. widow finch
  3. widow finches
  4. widow foreclosure
  5. widow foreclosures
  6. widow inheritance
  7. widow maker
  8. widow makers
  9. widow monkey
  10. widow monkeys
  11. widow's bench

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