n.
Variant: also sa · ti
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )s ə - ' t ē , ' s ə - ˌ t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi sat ī wife who performs suttee, from Sanskrit, devoted woman, from feminine of sat true, good; akin to Old English s ō th true ― more at SOOTH
Date: 1786
: the act or custom of a Hindu widow willingly being cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband as an indication of her devotion to him also : a woman cremated in this way