Solo Rate

Japanese: ソロレート
Solo Rate
The custom of marrying a sister in place of a deceased wife. Like the levirate, its main purpose is to maintain the ties of the parents' tribe that were established by the first marriage. In Japan, it is also called Junen.

Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information

Japanese:
死んだ妻の代わりにその姉妹が結婚する慣習。レビレートと同じく,最初の婚姻で結ばれた両親族集団の紐帯(ちゅうたい)を維持し続けようとすることにその主な目的がある。日本では順縁とも。

出典 株式会社平凡社百科事典マイペディアについて 情報

<<:  Solon - Solon (English spelling)

>>:  Juan de Solórzano Pereira

Recommend

A collection of talks by great philosophers

Written by Hara Nensai (Zen). 8 volumes, 4 books. ...

Amakasu Incident

On September 16, 1923 (Taisho 12), the military p...

Bungo Channel

The sea area that separates Bungo in Kyushu from ...

Sakai Tadakiyo - Please enjoy

A fudai daimyo (feudal lord) in the early Edo per...

Hippopotamus (English spelling) Hippopotamus amphibius; hippopotamus

It is an artiodactyl, Hippopotamidae. It is said t...

jus vitae necisque (English spelling) jusvitaenecisque

…In ancient Rome, clans lost their importance in ...

Letter on Tolerance - Library on Tolerance

...This allowed Protestant denominations such as ...

Thyroid gland

An endocrine gland located in the anterior neck, ...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

A masterpiece by the British poet S.T. Coleridge. ...

Scandinavian Mountains - Scandinavian Mountains

This mountain range forms the backbone of the Scan...

neighbouring rights

...The rights granted to performers, phonogram pr...

XO Group

...A general term for the underground anti-Japane...

Fluorescein

9-(2-carboxyphenyl)-6-hydroxy-3 H -xanthen-3-one....

《Party》

…In 1924, it became a foundation. In addition to ...

Yonashiro [town] - Yonashiro

This former town is located in Nakagami District, ...