levirate
adjective
1. Having to do with one's husband's brother.
noun
1. the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
Definition categories: thought, institution
1. Having to do with one's husband's brother.
1. the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
Definition categories: thought, institution