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单词 levir
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levirn.

/ˈliːvə/
Etymology: < Latin lēvir brother-in-law; a common Aryan word = Sanskrit dēvar, Greek δαήρ, Lithuanian dëverì-s, Old Church Slavonic deverĭ, Old High German zeihhur, Old English tácor.
Cultural Anthropology.
A brother-in-law, or one acting as such under the custom of the levirate n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > brother-in-law
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brothera1375
brother-in-lawa1375
good-brother1487
brother-law?1583
levir1865
1865 J. F. McLennan Primitive Marriage viii. 203 In the earliest age the Levir had no alternative but to take the widow.
1898 Folk-Lore June 105 She is taken over by some other clansman, usually a widower, But in this case.. the new husband is compelled to repay to the Levir the bride-price.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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