levirate marriage

短语

词形变化

levirate marriages 复数 levirate marriages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A marriage in which a widow marries her late husband's brother in order to maintain the family community.

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词源

From levirate + marriage, from Late Latin lēvir (“husband's brother”).

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