← Back to search

Meaning of suttee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.

Hinduism, countable, historical, uncountable

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

sutteeism Sutter Sutter County Sutter Creek Sutterfield suttle