Sororate
Übersetzung von "sororate" ins Russisch
sororate
SubstantivUK
/ˈsɒrəreɪt/
US
/ˈsɔːrəreɪt/
sororate
сорарат
In some cultures, the sororate is a common practice.
В некоторых культурах сорат является обычной практикой.
Definitionen
sororate
SubstantivUK
/ˈsɒrəreɪt/
US
/ˈsɔːrəreɪt/
An anthropological custom, rule, or marriage system in which a widower is obliged or permitted to marry the sister of his deceased or barren wife, typically to maintain familial alliances.
Anthropologists documented the sororate among Plains tribes, where a man married his late wife's sister to strengthen inter-clan bonds.