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Types of marriage

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Levirate (from Latin “levir” – “brother-in-law”, “brother of the husband”) is a marriage custom according to which a widow marries the deceased husband’s next-of-kin, primarily his brothers.

 

 

Levirate (from Latin “levir” – “brother-in-law”, “brother of the husband”)

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