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sororate marriage en · NOUN
Meanings
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A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.
Sororate marriage is prevalent among the Hill Kharias, only after the death of the first wife and that also depends on the consent of the father-in-law and the prospective second wife.
1980, Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi, Vijay S. Upadhyay, The Kharia, Then and Now: A Comparative Study of Hill, Dhelki, and Dudh Kharia of the Central-eastern Region of India, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, page 138:
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levirate marriage