suttee
/sʌˈtiː/(亦作sati)
noun
(pl. suttees或satis)［mass noun］
1- the former Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre殉夫自焚（印度旧时寡妇与丈夫尸体俱焚的习俗）。
1.1
- count noun a widow who committed such an act殉夫自焚的寡妇。
词源
Hindi, from Sanskrit satī 'faithful wife', from sat 'good'.