sororate
8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr
noun
The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister of his wife, usually after the wife has died.
Sororate in a sentence
The sororate was operative during the feudal period, at least among the feudal lords.
Sororates had a similar effect of providing for the survivors of a deceased.
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