espousals

  • 91repudium — /rapyuwd(i)yam/ In Roman law, a breaking off of the contract of espousals, or of a marriage intended to be solemnized. Sometimes translated divorce; but this was not the proper sense. Inconsistency; a condition which occurs if one part of a… …

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  • 92dos rationabilis — ˌräd.ēōˈnäbələ̇s, ˌrashəˈnab noun Etymology: Latin, reasonable dower English law : a dos consisting of one third of the lands of which the husband is seised at the time of the espousals …

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