Usually means: Marriage to a deceased brother's wife.
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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of leviratical [Of, relating to, or in accordance with levirate marriage.]

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prelatic, piratic, laevorotary, laevogyrous, hieratical, heremitical, talismanical, baptistical, quiritarian, conjugial, more...

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prelatic, piratic, laevorotary, laevogyrous, hieratical, heremitical, talismanical, baptistical, quiritarian, conjugial, more...



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