noun Etymology: Latin levir husband's brother; akin to Old English tācor husband's brother, Greek daēr Date: 1725 the sometimes compulsory marriage of a widow to a brother of her deceased husband, leviratic adjective
LEVIRATE
Meaning of LEVIRATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012