suttee in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suttee in the English»French Dictionary

suttee N

suttee → sati

See also sati

sati, suttee [Brit ˈsʌtiː, sʌˈtiː, Am səˈti, ˈsəti] N REL HISTORY

1. sati (custom):

sati

sati m

2. sati (widow):

sati

sati f

sati

veuve f sati

sati, suttee [Brit ˈsʌtiː, sʌˈtiː, Am səˈti, ˈsəti] N REL HISTORY

1. sati (custom):

sati

sati m

2. sati (widow):

sati

sati f

sati

veuve f sati

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The custom of suttee (throwing oneself on the husband's funeral pyre) though outlawed was still practiced, particularly in remote areas.

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