单词 | levir |
释义 | levirn. Cultural Anthropology. A brother-in-law, or one acting as such under the custom of the levirate n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > brother-in-law odamOE 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). < n.1865 |
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