Category:Suttee

Sut*tee", n. Etym: [skr. sati 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]

2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. [india]

Note: the practice, though abolished in british india law in 1829, is Not wholly prevented.