suttee
About 0.12 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun 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.
Similar words
shraddha sororate sradha suvasini pativrata widow inheritance espousal sin sodt dowry widowess
Often followed by
was and in is or as by on of
Word family
sati satis suttees
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