First Known Use: 1910
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sororate
noun so·ro·rate \sə-ˈrȯr-ət\
Definition of SORORATE
: the marriage of one man to two or more sisters usually successively and after the first wife has been found to be barren or after her death
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Origin of SORORATE
Latin soror
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