解释
- n. 寡妇与亡夫兄弟的结婚
※ 提供单词"levirate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- levirate (n.)
- custom by which the male next-of-kin of a dead man was bound to marry his widow, 1725, from Latin levir "brother-in-law" (from PIE *daiwer- "husband's brother") + -ate (2).