sororate
[ sawr-uh-reyt, sohr- ]
/ ˈsɔr əˌreɪt, ˈsoʊr- /
noun
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
Words nearby sororate
sorocaba,
sorokin,
sorolla y bastida,
soroptimist,
sororal,
sororate,
sororicide,
sorority,
sorority house,
sorosilicate,
sorosis
Example sentences from the Web for sororate
Most marriage was by purchase; the levirate and sororate were common.
California Athabascan Groups |Martin A. Baumhoff
British Dictionary definitions for sororate
sororate
/ (ˈsɒrəˌreɪt) /
noun
the custom in some societies of a widower marrying his deceased wife's younger sister
Word Origin for sororate
C20: from Latin
soror a sister