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... Dowry Among the nobility of many ancient societies , the custom arose of presenting a dowry with the daughter . It is probable that the importance of the dowry increased as the economic value of woman declined . In some cases this dowry ...
... Dowry Among the nobility of many ancient societies , the custom arose of presenting a dowry with the daughter . It is probable that the importance of the dowry increased as the economic value of woman declined . In some cases this dowry ...
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... dowry and was transported to an island . The man , if responsible for the divorce , surrendered the dowry and was not allowed to remarry . If he did remarry , his former wife could invade his house and acquire the dowry of her successor ...
... dowry and was transported to an island . The man , if responsible for the divorce , surrendered the dowry and was not allowed to remarry . If he did remarry , his former wife could invade his house and acquire the dowry of her successor ...
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... dowry of the bride . In seventeenth- century England , for example , rich eligible women were a glut on the market , and the size of the average dowry exceeded the dower by more than ten to one . Later , the dower vanished in many ...
... dowry of the bride . In seventeenth- century England , for example , rich eligible women were a glut on the market , and the size of the average dowry exceeded the dower by more than ten to one . Later , the dower vanished in many ...
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