levirate

English

adj
Definitions
  • Having to do with one's husband's brother.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēvir (husband's brother, brother-in-law) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (brother-in-law, husbands brother, husband's brother, one's brother-in-law).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dayh₂wḗr

Gloss

brother-in-law, husbands brother, husband's brother, one's brother-in-law

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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