levirate
noun
le·vi·rate ˈle-və-rət 
ˈlē-,
-ˌrāt : the sometimes compulsory marriage of a widow to a brother of her deceased husband
leviratic
ˌle-və-ˈra-tik
adjective ˌlē-
Word History
Etymology
Latin levir husband's brother; akin to Old English tācor husband's brother, Greek daēr
First Known Use
1725, in the meaning defined above
- get carried away
- get caught in a storm
- get cracking
- get dolled up
- get down
- get down (to)
- get down and dirty
- get down on one's (hands and) knees
- get down on one's hands and knees
- get down on one's knees
- get down to
- get down to (something)
- get down to brass tacks
- get down to business
- get down to something
- get down to the nitty-gritty
- get down to work
- get dressed
- get even
- get even (for)
- get even for
- get even with
- get going
- get good
- get his money's worth