Definition of levirate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • levirate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • levirate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • levirate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of levirate


  • the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line (noun)

See definition of levirate in Merriam Webster