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Leviratical

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(a.) Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's brother.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Leviratical'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/leviratical.html. 1828.
 
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