levirate /ˈlɛvɪɹət/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother or, sometimes, heir. •The institution of levirate marriage.And it is, he says, impossible not to believe that the Levirate—that is, the practice of marrying a dead brother's widow—is derived from polyandry. — 1894 adjective1 •Having to do with one's husband's brother. formslevirates
