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LEVIRATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("levirate" is a kind of...):
institution (a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society)
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