Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sororate marriage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soro-rate -mar-riage
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.

Example Sentences

"Sororate marriage is prevalent among the Hill Kharias, only after the death of the first wife and that also depends on the consent of the father-in-law and the prospective second wife."

Inflected Forms

sororate marriages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

levirate marriage

Questions

What does sororate marriage mean?: A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.

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