suttee

Example Sentences

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As these things are done in Britain—swiftly—Miliband committed suttee this morning, resigning as Labour’s leader.

From The New Yorker • May 8, 2015

Even their wives were sacrificed, in the earliest known examples of the patriarchal practice of suttee.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2012

Many abhorrent customs, from slavery to suttee, have drawn strength from the sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2010

His shy, modest wife, Bibhabati Devi, 19, wasted few tears, gave no thought to immolating herself in suttee.

From Time Magazine Archive

The suttee case was decided at the Privy Council on Saturday last, and was not uninteresting.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry