Definition of Sutee
Suttee, a Hindu widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of
her husband, a term applied to the practice itself. The practice was of
very ancient date, but the custom was proclaimed illegal in 1829 under
Lord William Bentinck's administration, and it is now very seldom that a
widow seeks to violate the law. In 1823, in Bengal alone, 575 widows gave
themselves to be so burned, of whom 109 were above sixty, 226 above
forty, 209 above twenty, and 32 under twenty.
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Sut*tee" (?), n. [Skr. satī
a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, p.
pr. of as to be. Cf. Sooth.] 1. A
Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral
pile of her husband; -- so called because this act of self-immolation
is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character.
[India]
2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral
pile of her husband. [India]
&fist; The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829,
is not wholly prevented.
Sut*tee" (?), n. [Skr. satī
a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, p.
pr. of as to be. Cf. Sooth.] 1. A
Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral
pile of her husband; -- so called because this act of self-immolation
is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character.
[India]
2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral
pile of her husband. [India]
&fist; The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829,
is not wholly prevented.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The custom and/or act of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband's funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion to her late spouse.
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