the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
例句
I want you to be swept away ,I want you to levirate. 我希望你神魂颠倒，我希望你欢心愉悦。
Zhaofan a levirate called Fanshi, the color, Zhaofan wants her to Zhao Xu Pei,. 赵范有一名寡嫂名为樊氏，有国色，赵范欲将她许配给赵云，。
The term levirate is a derivative of the Latin word levir, meaning 'husband's brother. 如果舅家有女儿，外甥在求偶时违背惯习要向别姓氏的丈人种求亲，必须事先向舅家送礼，征得舅家的同意方可。
Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage outside the clan was forbidden. 因此，“骨血不倒流”的说法是反对姑家的女儿嫁给舅家的儿子的。汉、满族都有此忌讳。南方还有“骨肉还乡，家败人亡”的俗语流传。云南一些壮族城区也有此禁忌。
During the Warring States Period, the merging of nationalities made the marriage and ethical ideas of the Huaxia nationality rise again, promoting the disappearance of levirate marriage custom. 战国时期，民族融合的进行使华夏族的婚姻家庭伦理观念重新高扬，从而促进了收继婚俗消亡。
Looking at the Codex of Ming Dynasty from the Levirate Custom 从收继婚风俗看明代的律例
