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levirate


  • 英式英标[\'livɪrɪt]
  • 美式音标[\'liːvɪrət; \'lev-]

n. 寡妇与亡夫兄弟的结婚

英文词源

levirate (n.)
custom by which the male next-of-kin of a dead man was bound to marry his widow, 1725, from Latin levir "brother-in-law" (from PIE *daiwer- "husband's brother") + -ate (2).