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Levirate
For Levirate we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics and Anthropology.
Levirate (Anthromorphemics) 
A social custom under which a man has both the right to marry his dead brother's widow and the obligation to provide for her.
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Levirate (Anthropology)
A social custom under which a man has both the right to marry his dead brother's widow and the obligation to provide for her.
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