sutt (sut)

[Origin obscure.] A species of sea-bird. White aves. [Gulf of St. Lawrence.] suttee (su-tē'), n. [Also, better, sati; F. suttie, suttee ( 6094 of Hindu widows on the funeral pile of their husbands according to a Brahmani cal rite. The custom is not known or commanded in the most ancient sacred books of the Hindus, but is early spoken of as highly meritorious. The practice is now abolished in British India, and is all but extinct in the native states. One of the first acts of the Dharma sabha was to petition Government against the abolition of Suttee- that is, in favour of the continuance of the burning of widows. Max Müller , Biograph. E ays, p. 25. sutteeism (su-tēʻizm), n. [