Wondering how to use Levirate in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as institution.
Levirate in a sentence
Levirate meaning
Having to do with one's husband's brother.
Synonyms of Levirate
Using Levirate
- The main meaning on this page is: Having to do with one's husband's brother.
- Useful related words include: institution.
- In the example corpus, levirate often appears in combinations such as: the levirate, levirate marriage.
Context around Levirate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Levirate
- In this selection, "levirate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deceases, marriage and law stand out and add context to how "levirate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include both levirate and sororate and by the levirate law to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "levirate" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with levirate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both levirate and sororate may result in a man having multiple wives. (12 words)
The sororate is like the levirate, in that a widower must marry the sister of his dead wife. (18 words)
He was therefore obliged by the Levirate law to marry Mahlon's widow, Ruth, in order to carry on his family's inheritance. (23 words)
As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".sfn A complication arises in the story: another man is closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth. (43 words)
In referring to "men in severalty", Bell is referring to corporate kin groups such as lineages which, in having paid brideprice, retain a right in a woman's offspring even if her husband (a lineage member) deceases ( Levirate marriage ). (39 words)
The practice of levirate marriage applied to widows of childless deceased husbands, not to widowers of childless deceased wives; though if either he or she didn't consent to the marriage, a different ceremony called chalitza is done instead. (39 words)
Example sentences (6)
As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".sfn A complication arises in the story: another man is closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth.
Both levirate and sororate may result in a man having multiple wives.
He was therefore obliged by the Levirate law to marry Mahlon's widow, Ruth, in order to carry on his family's inheritance.
In referring to "men in severalty", Bell is referring to corporate kin groups such as lineages which, in having paid brideprice, retain a right in a woman's offspring even if her husband (a lineage member) deceases ( Levirate marriage ).
The practice of levirate marriage applied to widows of childless deceased husbands, not to widowers of childless deceased wives; though if either he or she didn't consent to the marriage, a different ceremony called chalitza is done instead.
The sororate is like the levirate, in that a widower must marry the sister of his dead wife.
Common combinations with levirate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: