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  1. levirates: Merriam-Webster
  2. levirates: Collins English Dictionary
  3. levirates: Wiktionary
  4. levirates: Dictionary.com
  5. levirates: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. levirates: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (levirate)

adjective:  Having to do with one's husband's brother.
noun:  (countable) A marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother or, sometimes, heir.
noun:  (anthropology) The institution of levirate marriage.
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