Meaning Of The Word Suttee
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Suttee Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Suttee?
suttee in American English
a Hindu widow who allowed herself to be cremated alive on the funeral pyre of her husband's body noun suttee in British English noun: the former Hindu custom whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre |
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