levirate meaning

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levirate (noun): the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line.

Definition of levirate

  1. the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line

    Type of: institution

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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