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单词 leviratical
释义

leviratical

English

Alternative forms

  • leviratic

Etymology

levirate + -ical.From Latin levir (a husband's brother, brother-in-law), akin to Ancient Greek δᾱήρ (dāḗr). Compare French lévirat (leviration).

Adjective

leviratical (comparative more leviratical, superlative most leviratical)

  1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with levirate marriage.
    • 1855, Henry Alford, The Greek Testament
      The first-born son of a leviratical marriage was reckoned and registered as the son of the deceased brother.
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