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Suttee

The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.

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The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.

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shraddhanoun	A female given name from Sanskrit used in India and Nepal
sororatenoun	The custom of the marriage of a man to the sister of his wife, usually after the wife has died.
sradhanoun	Alternative form of shraddha. [(Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.]
suvasininoun	(India) A married woman whose husband is still alive.
pativratanoun	(India) A devoted wife.
widow inheritancenoun	A practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother
espousalnoun	Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
sin sodtnoun	Alternative form of sin sod. [(Thailand) bride price]
dowrynoun	Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
widowessnoun	widow
widowershipnoun	The state of being a widower.
watta sattanoun	A form of bride exchange in Pakistan and Afghanistan, involving the simultaneous marriage of a pair (brother and sister, uncle and niece, etc.) from each of two households.
married namenoun	The name a person (especially, in many cultures, a woman) takes upon marriage
sororate marriagenoun	A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.
sapindanoun	(India) A deceased relative who is connected to the greater body of ancestors by the sharing of a sacrificial offering.
co-sisternoun	(India) One's spouse's sibling's wife.
paragenoun	(archaic) Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
war widownoun	The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
widownoun	A person who has lost a spouse and not remarried:
widowerhoodnoun	The state or period of being a widower.