Sut-tee', n.

[Skr. sati, f. of sat, existing, real, true, good, p. pr. of sat, to be.]

1. A widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of her husband;—so called as this act of self-immolation is regarded as evincing goodness or excellence of wifely character. [India.]
2. The sacrifice of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. [India.]