suttees
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary sut·tee n. Variant: also sa·ti Pronunciation: ( ˌ )sə- ' tē, ' sə- ˌ tē Function: noun Etymology: Hindi satī wife who performs suttee, from Sanskrit, devoted woman, from feminine of sat true, good; akin to Old English sōth true ― more at SOOTH Date: 1786 : the act or custom of a Hindu widow willingly being cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband as an indication of her devotion to him also : a woman cremated in this way]]>