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(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (in some societies) money, property, or services given by a bridegroom to the kinsmen of his bride in order to establish his rights over the woman

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bride price - money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride

gift - something acquired without compensation

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bride wealth GIFT lobola	4 (1975): 571-60; Diane Owen Hughes, "From Brideprice to Dowry in Mediterranean Europe," Journal of Family History 3 (1978): 262-96; Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, "The Griselda Complex: Dowry and Marriage Gifts in the Quattrocento," in Women, Family, and Ritual in Renaissance Italy (Chicago, 1985); Claude Levi-Strauss, The Elementary Structures of Kinship (London, 1969); Anthony Molho, Marriage Alliance in Late Medieval Florence (Cambridge, MA, 1994). The long and varied relationship of Andrea Mora and Anzola Davide: ... by Byars, Jana / Journal of Social History 16) On the contrary, Lewin points out, traditional exchange systems are especially well-suited to the concept of savings and loans--think of pigs and brideprice, she says; and it is the very sociality of these indigenous systems that make them work. God's brideprice: laissez faire religion, and the fear of being left ... by Sullivan, Nancy / Contemporary PNG Studies It makes sense also in terms of kinship relations because they are related, and they have to respect the adat regulations for birth, marriage, brideprice and inheritance of property as well as in other circumstances of social life such as legal cases and adat fines. A rejoinder to Herwig Zahorka's "Basap cave dwellers in Mangkalihat" ... by Guerreiro, Antonio J. / Borneo Research Bulletin	Brid bridal bridal duck bridal gown bridal party bridal suite bridal wreath bridal-wreath Bridalty Bridalveil Falls bridalwreath bride Bride of the sea bride price bride wealth bride's bonnet Bride-ale bride-gift bride-to-be Bridebed Bridecake Bridechamber bridegroom Brideknot Bridemaid Brideprice bridesmaid Bridesman Bridestake bridewell bridezilla bridge bridge agent bridge circuit bridge deck bridge hand bridge loan Bridge of a steamer Bridge of Sighs Bridge of the nose bridge over bridge partner bridge passage bridge player bridge rectifier bridge roll bridge whist Bridge-ward bridgeable bridgeboard bridged-T	Bride and Groom Communication Online-Marriage Preparation Bride Groom Bride of Chucky Bride of the Sea Bride of the Sea bride price bride price bride price bride price bride prices bride prices Bride to Be bride wealth bride wealth Bride With White Hair bride's bonnet Bride's Yellow Pages Bride, Saint Bride-ale bride-gift bride-to-be Bridebed bridecake Bridechamber bridegroom Bridegrooms Bridehead, Sue Brideknot Bridelia Bridemaid Brideprice Brides Brides Brides Bridesmaids 'n' Quinceaneras Brides of Destruction bridesmaid bridesmaid bridesmaid bridesmaids Bridesman Bridestake Bridewealth Bridewealth Bridewell Bridewell Bridewell Bridewell Palace Bridewell Palace Bridewell Palace bridewells bridewells bridewells Bridewort Bridewort Bridewort Bridezilla BRIDG bridge bridge bridge bridge

4 (1975): 571-60; Diane Owen Hughes, "From Brideprice to Dowry in Mediterranean Europe," Journal of Family History 3 (1978): 262-96; Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, "The Griselda Complex: Dowry and Marriage Gifts in the Quattrocento," in Women, Family, and Ritual in Renaissance Italy (Chicago, 1985); Claude Levi-Strauss, The Elementary Structures of Kinship (London, 1969); Anthony Molho, Marriage Alliance in Late Medieval Florence (Cambridge, MA, 1994).

The long and varied relationship of Andrea Mora and Anzola Davide: ... by Byars, Jana / Journal of Social History

16) On the contrary, Lewin points out, traditional exchange systems are especially well-suited to the concept of savings and loans--think of pigs and brideprice, she says; and it is the very sociality of these indigenous systems that make them work.

God's brideprice: laissez faire religion, and the fear of being left ... by Sullivan, Nancy / Contemporary PNG Studies

It makes sense also in terms of kinship relations because they are related, and they have to respect the adat regulations for birth, marriage, brideprice and inheritance of property as well as in other circumstances of social life such as legal cases and adat fines.

A rejoinder to Herwig Zahorka's "Basap cave dwellers in Mangkalihat" ... by Guerreiro, Antonio J. / Borneo Research Bulletin

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