\Sut*tee"\, n. [Skr. sat[=i] a faithful wife, fem. of
sant existing, real, true, good, p. pr. of as to be. Cf.
{Sooth}.]
1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on
   the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this
   act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence
   of wifely character. [India]
2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her
   husband. [India]
Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in
      1829, is not wholly prevented.