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单词 sororate
释义

sororate

[ sawr-uh-reyt, sohr- ]
/ ˈsɔr əˌreɪt, ˈsoʊr- /

noun

subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.

Origin of sororate

1905–10; <Latin sorōr- (stem of soror) sister + -ate3

Words nearby sororate

Sorocaba, Sorokin, Sorolla y Bastida, soroptimist, sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis
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Example sentences from the Web for sororate

  • Most marriage was by purchase; the levirate and sororate were common.

    California Athabascan Groups|Martin A. Baumhoff

British Dictionary definitions for sororate

sororate
/ (ˈsɒrəˌreɪt) /

noun

the custom in some societies of a widower marrying his deceased wife's younger sister

Word Origin for sororate

C20: from Latin soror a sister
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