Found 2 items, similar to suttee.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: suttee suttee n : the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
English → English (gcide) Definition: Suttee Suttee \Sut*tee"\, n. [Skr. sat[=i] 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] [1913 Webster] 2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. [India] [1913 Webster] Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829, is not wholly prevented. [1913 Webster]