Question

suttee, sati The sentiment, thought Emily, was creditable, but a little hard on Stancia. Was the suttee idea a remnant of their Eastern origin?

Accepted Answer

n. The Hindu practice of a widow throwing herself onto her husband's funeral pyre. “Basquerie,” Stories to Remember, p.73

Word	suttee, sati
Definition	n. The Hindu practice of a widow throwing herself onto her husband's funeral pyre.
Sentence	The sentiment, thought Emily, was creditable, but a little hard on Stancia. Was the suttee idea a remnant of their Eastern origin?
Source	“Basquerie,” Stories to Remember, p.73

Suttee Sati N Hindu Practice Widow Throwing Husband's