suttee

There took place, in 1827, the last suttee permitted under public sanction.

I pondered and thought over and over again in my mind what could the word 'Suttee' mean.

Az'la, a suttee, the young widow of Ar'valan, son of Keha'ma.

His two most memorable acts are the abolition of suttee and the suppression of the Thugs.

To this day the most holy spots of Hindu pilgrimage are thickly dotted with little white pillars, each commemorating a suttee.