so·ror·ate (s -rôr  t, -r r-)n. The custom of marriage of a man to his wife's sister or sisters, usually after the wife has died or proved sterile. [From Latin soror, sister; see sororal.] |
sororate [ˈsɒrəˌreɪt]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the custom in some societies of a widower marrying his deceased wife's younger sister
[from Latin soror a sister]
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