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