LEVIR

Meaning of LEVIR in English

noun a husband's brother;

used in reference to levirate marriages.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

LEVIR — (n.) A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages.
Английский словарь Webster
LEVIR — ( n. ) A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEVIRATE — noun Etymology: Latin levir husband's brother; akin to Old English tācor husband's brother, Greek daēr Date: 1725 the sometimes compulsory …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
LEVIRATE — — leviratic /lev'euh rat"ik, lee'veuh-/ , leviratical , adj. /lev"euhr it, -euh rayt', lee"veuhr it, -veuh rayt'/ , n. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEVIRATE — noun Etymology: Latin levir husband's brother; akin to Old English tācor husband's brother, Greek daēr Date: 1725 : the sometimes …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEVIRATE — [ 'li:vɪrət , 'lɛv- ] ■ noun (usu. the ~ ) a custom of the ancient Hebrews and some other …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEVIRATE — [le.vi.rate] n [L levir husband's brother; akin to OE tacor husband's brother, Gk daer] (1725): the sometimes compulsory marriage of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEVIRATE — n. a custom of the ancient Jews and some other peoples by which a man is obliged to marry his …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEVIRATE — n. a custom of the ancient Jews and some other peoples by which a man is obliged to marry his …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEVIRATE — n. a custom of the ancient Jews and some other peoples by which a man is obliged to marry his …
Oxford English vocab
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Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LEVIRATE — сущ. ; от лат. levir - деверь левират ( обычай, по которому вдова обязана или имеет право выйти замуж за …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEVIRATE — сущ.; от лат. levir - деверь левират (обычай, по которому вдова обязана или имеет право выйти замуж за брата своего мужа; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Webster English vocab

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