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Noun: suttee  ,sú'tee or 'sú,tee
  1. The act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband
    - sati

Derived forms: suttees

Type of: self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide

Encyclopedia: Suttee