sororates
/səˈrɔrəts/
noun
- A social organization for women, especially at a college or university.
- Many students find lifelong friendships through their sororate.
- She joined a sororate to make friends and participate in community service.
- The sororate held a fundraiser to support local charities.
- The practice of a man marrying his deceased wife's sister (a historical custom).
- The practice of sororate is rare today but appears in historical records.
- Anthropologists study sororate as an example of marriage customs in traditional societies.
- In some ancient cultures, sororate was a way to keep family ties strong after a wife's death.