Legal Definition of Levirate
Meaning of Levirate
A rule specifying that a widow should marry the brother of her deceased husband. This keeps the dead man’s wealth and children within his family. It also continues the bond between the husband’s and wife’s families. This rule is most common in societies that have patrilineal descent and polygyny.
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