levirate
n. யூதர் முதலியோரிடையேவழங்கியபடி மாண்டவன் மனைவியை அவன் உடன்பிறந்தான் அல்லது அணுக்க உறவுடையோன் மணந்துகொள்ளும் வழக்காற்று முறை.
Lev"i*rate, Lev`i*rat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. levir a husband's brother, brother-in-law; akin to Gr. lévirat leviration.] Defn: 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.