suttee
sut·tee / səˈtē; ˈsəˌtē/ (also sa·ti pronunc. same) • n. (pl. sut·tees; also sa·tis / səˈtēz; ˈsəˌtēz/ ) the former Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre. ∎ a widow who committed such an act.
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suttee Hindu widow who immolated herself with her husband's body XVIII; such immolation XIX. — Hind. :- Skr. satī faithful wife, f. sat good, wise, lit. being, prp. of ásti is (see BE).
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Suttee (devotion through self-immolation of a widow): see SATĪ.
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