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Sororate marriage is a type of 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 infert...
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Definition of sororate from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of sororate. Pronunciation of sororate. Definition of the word sororate. Origin of the word sororate. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » sororate...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on sororate (anthropology), custom or law decreeing that a widower should, or in rare cases must, marry his deceased wife’s sister. The term comes from the Latin word soror, “sister,” and was introduced by the British anthropologist Sir James George Frazer. ... ADD TO YOUR SITE...
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Definition of sororate from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "SORORATE" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Encyclopedia article about levirate and sororate. Information about levirate and sororate in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... The sororate decrees the marriage of a man to his deceased wife’s sister or, under so-called sororal polygyny, to the wife’s younger sisters as...
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Meaning: Often the sororate. 1. The practice of marrying a sister (or sisters) of a wife upon the death of the wife or if the wife proves barren. 2. The rule prescribing such a practice. ... Notes: Although this word looks like a verb, it is not used as a verb though it may be used as an adjective, as sororate customs.
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Definition of sororate marriages with German, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish translations and search. Pronunciation sound files. ... (plural of, sororate marriage)
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Sororate marriage. Sororate marriage. Information about Sororate marriage in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... The underlying idea is similar to levirate. Sororate is practised by many African peoples and among some American Indian peoples.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about sororate. sororate. Information about sororate in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... The underlying idea is similar to levirate. Sororate is practised by many African peoples and among some American Indian peoples.
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[sə-rôŕĭt, -rōŕ-]
