suttee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sʌˈtiː/, /ˈsʌtiː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(su tē′, sut′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sut•tee  (su tē′, sut′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religionssati.
sut•tee′ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suttee / sʌˈtiː ˈsʌtiː/
  1. a former Hindu custom, possibly only performed in exceptional circumstances, whereby a widow burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
  2. a Hindu widow who immolated herself in this way
Etymology: 18th Century: from Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, from sat goodsutˈteeism
'suttee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sati

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