Suttee

[Sut*tee·]

The act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

...

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.

Noun
the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

n.
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.

n.
The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.

Suttee

Sut*tee" , n. [Skr. sat'c6 a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, p.pr. of as to be. Cf. Sooth.] 1. 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. [India] 2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. [India] &hand; The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829, is not wholly prevented.

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.

...

Usage Examples

Misspelled Form

Suttee, Suttee, uttee, Suttee, Syuttee, S7uttee, S8uttee, Siuttee, Sjuttee, Syttee, S7ttee, S8ttee, Sittee, Sjttee, Suyttee, Su7ttee, Su8ttee, Suittee, Sujttee, Surttee, Su5ttee, Su6ttee, Suyttee, Sugttee, Surtee, Su5tee, Su6tee, Suytee, Sugtee, Sutrtee, Sut5tee, Sut6tee, Sutytee, Sutgtee, Sutrtee, Sut5tee, Sut6tee, Sutytee, Sutgtee, Sutree, Sut5ee, Sut6ee, Sutyee, Sutgee, Suttree, Sutt5ee, Sutt6ee, Suttyee, Suttgee, Suttwee, Sutt3ee, Sutt4ee, Suttree, Suttsee, Suttdee, Suttwe, Sutt3e, Sutt4e, Suttre, Suttse, Suttde, Suttewe, Sutte3e, Sutte4e, Suttere, Suttese, Suttede, Suttewe, Sutte3e, Sutte4e, Suttere, Suttese, Suttede, Suttew, Sutte3, Sutte4, Sutter, Suttes, Sutted, Sutteew, Suttee3, Suttee4, Sutteer, Suttees, Sutteed.