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Dowry
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DowryFormerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her hushand in marriage; this is now called a portion.
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Mean
This word is sometimes used for mesne.
Marriage
A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage.
Portion
That part of a parent's estate, or the estate of one standing in loco parentis, which is given to a child.
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Dowress
A woman entitled to dower.
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Dove
The name of a well known bird.
Dowager
A widow endowed; one who has a jointure.
Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
Dower unde nihil habet
This is a writ of right in its nature. It lies only against the tenant of the freehold.
Dowress
A woman entitled to dower.
Dowry
Dragoman
An interpreter employed in the east, and particularly at the Turkish court.
Drain
Conveying the water from one place to another, for the purpose of drying the former.
Drawback
Common law. An allowance made by the government to merchants on the reexportation of certain imported goods liable to duties, which, in some cases, consists of the whole; in others, of a part of the duties which had been paid upon the importation.
Drawee
A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed, and who is requested to pay the amount of money therein mentioned.
Drawer
Contracts. The party who makes a bill of exchange.
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Mean
This word is sometimes used for mesne.
Marriage
A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage.
Portion
That part of a parent's estate, or the estate of one standing in loco parentis, which is given to a child.
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Dowress
A woman entitled to dower.
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Dove
The name of a well known bird.
Dowager
A widow endowed; one who has a jointure.
Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
Dower unde nihil habet
This is a writ of right in its nature. It lies only against the tenant of the freehold.
Dowress
A woman entitled to dower.
Dowry
Dragoman
An interpreter employed in the east, and particularly at the Turkish court.
Drain
Conveying the water from one place to another, for the purpose of drying the former.
Drawback
Common law. An allowance made by the government to merchants on the reexportation of certain imported goods liable to duties, which, in some cases, consists of the whole; in others, of a part of the duties which had been paid upon the importation.
Drawee
A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed, and who is requested to pay the amount of money therein mentioned.
Drawer
Contracts. The party who makes a bill of exchange.
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