English dictionary
suttee
/s/@/'t/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913