Main Entry: sut·tee

Variant(s): also sa·ti \(ˌ)sə-ˈtē, ˈsə-ˌtē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Hindi satī wife who performs suttee, from Sanskrit, devoted woman, from feminine of sat true, good; akin to Old English sōth true — more at sooth

Date: 1786

: the act or custom of a Hindu widow willingly being cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband as an indication of her devotion to him; also : a woman cremated in this way