sororate
sororate · sororates
сорорат
The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister of his wife, usually after the wife…The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister of his wife, usually after the wife has died.
/səˈɹɔːɹət/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister of his wife, usually after the wife has died.
(countable, uncountable)A marriage according to this custom.
сороратsororat
Translations
1 languagesРусский
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Forms
plural: sororatesWord family
2 related wordsRelatedpolygyny
Derivedsororate marriage
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable