Meaning Of The Word Suttee

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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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