Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The custom of marriage of a man to his wife's sister or sisters, usually after the wife has died or is unable to conceive a child.
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- noun The
custom of themarriage of aman to thesister of hiswife , usually after the wife has died. - noun A marriage according to this custom.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin soror, sister; see sororal.]
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Latin soror ("sister").
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