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)
- 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.
- 1855, Henry Alford, The Greek Testament