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 the marriage of a man to the sister of his wife, 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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