後ご家けを立たてる

expression, ichidan verb

remain faithful to one's late husband; never remarry

Traditional phrase describing a widow who chooses not to remarry and stays devoted to her deceased husband's memory. Often carries a somewhat old-fashioned or literary tone.

• 祖そ母ぼは若わかくして夫おっとを亡なくしたが、後ご家けを立たてて一いっ生しょうを終おえた。

  My grandmother lost her husband young, but she remained faithful to his memory and never remarried.