suttee

See also: sutta

English

Alternative forms

sati

Etymology

From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife”), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc.”). In English usage since 1786. Doublet of sin.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌti

Noun

suttee (countable and uncountable, plural suttees)

(historical, Hinduism) The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion.

Anagrams

tutees