maritage (1292)
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maritage (1292)

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  FEW:  maritare *6/i,348a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  marïer (maritage)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  maritage n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  maritagium 1723c
 

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1marriage: 
( 1337 )  et aprés parlance de maritage fut entre P. en (l. et) cele Katerine  11-12 Ed III 263
2lawdowry, woman's marriage portion in money or property given by her father : 
( 1318-19 )  que a veve tantost aprés la mort son baron soit rendu son heritage et son maritage  i 453
3lawlord's right to arrange a marriage and to exact a levy for this: 
( 1340 )  toutes maners des profitz auxibien taxes, custumes graundes, maritages, eschetes [...]  519.3
franc maritage
1lawfrank-marriage, tenure by man and wife of land given by the wife's father and directly heritable for four generations with only fealty owing: 
( 1292 )  Nota ke un home dona un tenement a un Jon ové Ysabele sa fyle en franc maritage  20-21 Ed I 301
mari#1  mariage#1  marier  matrimoigne 
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