levirate是什么意思

levirate

英 ['liːvɪrət; 'lev-] 美 ['livɪrɪt]

levirate (n.): custom by which the male next-of-kin of a dead man was bound to marry his widow, 1725, from Latin levir "brother-in-law" (from PIE *daiwer- "husband's brother") + -ate (2).