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dowry [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dowry
1, record 1, English, dowry
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Property or money brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. 2, record 1, English, - dowry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dot
1, record 1, French, dot
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Ensemble des] biens qu'une femme apporte en se mariant. 1, record 1, French, - dot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dote
1, record 1, Spanish, dote
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caudal que con este título lleva la mujer al matrimonio [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - dote
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dowry
1, record 2, English, dowry
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Anthropologist Jack Goody's comparative study of dowry systems around the world utilizing the Ethnographic Atlas demonstrated that dowry is a form of inheritance found in the broad swath of Eurasian societies from Japan to Ireland that practice "diverging devolution," i.e., that transmit property to children of both sexes. 2, record 2, English, - dowry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dot
1, record 2, French, dot
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Ensemble des] biens donnés par un tiers dans le contrat de mariage, à l'un ou l'autre des futurs époux. 2, record 2, French, - dot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il peut s'agir de biens dont la jeune épouse est dotée par sa famille, ou à l'inverse d'un don du mari à sa femme ou à la famille de celle-ci. 3, record 2, French, - dot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-02-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dowry
1, record 3, English, dowry
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The money, property, etc. that a bride brings to her husband. 2, record 3, English, - dowry
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- biens dotaux
1, record 3, French, biens%20dotaux
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 3, French, - biens%20dotaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- bienes dotales
1, record 3, Spanish, bienes%20dotales
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Los que constituyen la dote de la mujer en el matrimonio. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bienes%20dotales
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suele utilizarse en plural. 2, record 3, Spanish, - bienes%20dotales
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