levirate

• Существительное, обозначающее библейскую или историческую практику, требующую от мужчины жениться на вдове своего бездетного брата для сохранения его рода.

A noun referring to the biblical or historical practice requiring a man to marry the widow of his childless brother to preserve the brother's lineage.

uncountable

1. Biblical marriage customC2formal

   A traditional practice in which a man is required to marry the widow of his deceased brother if the brother died without children, to continue the brother's family line.

   Левират

   • Levirate marriage was common in ancient Israelite society.
   • The law of levirate is described in the Book of Deuteronomy.
   • In some cultures, levirate customs still exist today.