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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -levir-, *levir*
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WordNet (3.0)
levirate(n) the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Levir

n. [ L. ] A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leviratical

{ } a. [ L. levir a husband's brother, brother-in-law; akin to Gr. dah`r: cf. F. lévirat leviration. ] Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's brother. [ 1913 Webster ]

The firstborn son of a leviratical marriage was reckoned and registered as the son of the deceased brother. Alford. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Levirate
Leviration

n. Levirate marriage or marriages. Kitto. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levirostres

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. levis light + rostrum beak. ] (Zool.) A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
レビレート[rebire-to] (n) levirate [Add to Longdo]
レビレート婚[レビレートこん, rebire-to kon] (n) levirate marriage [Add to Longdo]
逆縁婚[ぎゃくえんこん, gyakuenkon] (n) (obsc) (See レビレート婚) levirate marriage [Add to Longdo]

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