• (a.) 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.
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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. 'The firstborn son of a leviratical marriage was reckoned and registered as the son of the deceased brother.' (Alford) ... Origin: L. Levir a husban...
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