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sut·tee
/(ˌ)səˈti, ˈsʌˌti/
妻子的殉夫
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sut·tee
n.
1.
A
Hindoo
widow
who
immolates
herself
,
or
is
immolated
,
on
the
funeral
pile
of
her
husband
; --
so
called
because
this
act
of
self-immolation
is
regarded
as
envincing
excellence
of
wifely
character
. [
India
]
2.
The
act
of
burning
a
widow
on
the
funeral
pile
of
her
husband
. [
India
]
Note:
☞
The
practice
,
though
abolished
in
British
India
law
in
1829,
is
not
wholly
prevented
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
suttee
n
:
the
act
of
a
Hindu
widow
willingly
cremating
herself
on
the
funeral
pyre
of
her
dead
husband
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