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levirate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lev′ər it, -ə rāt′, lē′vər it, -və rāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lev•i•rate  (lev′ər it, -ə rāt′, lē′vər it, -və rāt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Judaismthe custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
  • Latin lēvir husband's brother (akin to Greek dāé̄r, Sanskrit devar, Old English tācor) + -ate3
  • 1715–25;

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