Suttee

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒti

Origin

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

Full definition of suttee

Noun

1. The custom and/or act of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion to her late spouse.