兼祧
Chinese edit
double; twice; simultaneous double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time |
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simp. and trad. (兼祧) |
兼 | 祧 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
兼祧
- (historical) a practice in which a man succeeds both his father's and uncle's lines when his uncle has no male heir, and is allowed to marry one wife each for each line