Noah Webster
Suttee
SUTTEE', noun In the Sanscrit, or sacred language of the Hindoos, a female deity.
1. A widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of her husband.
2. The sacrifice of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
SUTTEE', noun In the Sanscrit, or sacred language of the Hindoos, a female deity.
1. A widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of her husband.
2. The sacrifice of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.