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(1):

(n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Suttee'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/suttee.html. 1828.
 
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