SORORATE

Meaning of SORORATE in English

noun Etymology: Latin soror Date: 1910 the marriage of one man to two or more sisters usually successively and after the first wife has been found to be barren or after her death

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SORORATE — səˈrōrə̇t, -ōrˌāt; ˈsȯrəˌrāt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin soror sister + English -ate : the marriage of one man …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SORORATE — /sawr"euh rayt', sohr"-/ , n. subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister. [ 1905-10; soror- (s. of soror ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SORORATE — noun Etymology: Latin soror Date: 1910 : the marriage of one man to two or more sisters usually successively and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SORORATE — [so.ro.rate] n [L soror] (1910): the marriage of one man to two or more sisters usu. successively and after the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SORORATE — marriage of a man to his wife's sister, whether in the lifetime of the first wife or after her death. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SORORATE — женитьба на сестре жены (историческое) сорорат
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SORORATE — n 1> женитьба на сестре жены 2> ист. сорорат
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SORORATE — (n) женитьба на сестре жены; сорорат
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SORORATE — n 1) женитьба на сестре жены 2) ист. сорорат
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SORORATE — n 1> женитьба на сестре жены 2> ист. сорорат
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SORORATE — сущ. 1) сорорат; женитьба на сестре жены; 2) обычай заключения мужчиной брака с несколькими родными или двоюродными сестрами.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
SORORATE — женитьба на сестре жены (историческое) сорорат
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SORORATE — Pronunciation: s ə - ' ro ̇ r- ə t Function: noun Etymology: Latin soror Date: 1910 : the marriage …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEVIRATE AND SORORATE — Customs or laws regulating marriage following the death of a spouse, or in some cases during the lifetime of the …
Английский словарь Британика
LEVIRATE AND SORORATE — Customs or laws regulating marriage following the death of a spouse, or in some cases during the lifetime of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SORORAL POLYGYNY — noun : a polygyny in which the wives are sisters — contrasted with fraternal polyandry ; compare levirate , sororate
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREFERENTIAL MATING — noun : mating with a relative with whom marriage is enjoined under tribal rules — compare levirate , sororate
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEVIRATE — ˈlevərə̇t, ˈlēv-, -ˌrāt noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin levir husband's brother + English -ate; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOBO — people of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), who speak a language of the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family. The …
Britannica English vocabulary

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