The levirate is a marriage custom in which _____
a. a widow marries the brother or another close relative of her dead husband
b. a widower marries the sister or another close relative of his dead wife
c. a person marries a cross cousin
d. a person marries a parallel cousin
e. the groom must marry his sister
ANSWER:
a
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