Meaning Of The Word Levirate
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Levirate Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Levirate?
levirate in American English
a custom of the Jews in Biblical times by which a dead man's brother was obligated to marry the widow if there were no sons: Deut. 25:5-10 noun: the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10 levirate in British English noun: the practice, required by Old Testament law, of marrying the widow of one's brother |
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