Definition of suttee
English to English noun - the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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: Webster 1913
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