also: レビラトこん
noun
levirate marriage
Anthropological term for the custom where a man marries his deceased brother's widow.
レビレート婚は、古代社会で見られた慣習の一つだ。
Levirate marriage is one of the customs seen in ancient societies.
Standard spelling for levirate marriage.
Variant spelling; less common than レビレート婚.
From English 'levirate' + 婚 (marriage). The English term derives from Latin 'levir' (husband's brother).