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paraphernalis

paraphernalis [ML < LL paraphernum+-alis] , (leg.) of a married woman’ s property. b (res ~es) married woman’ s property, sts. dist. from dowry; c (ellipt., n. pl. as sb.). a invenit in quodam scrinio paraphonali quamdam bagam sigillatam Entries 214.  b nonne venies in numerum legistarum ‥ nisi scias ‥ que res parafernales? Neckam NR II 174; in ‥ jure matrimoniali ‥ vel instrumentis de dotalibus rebusve parafernalibus E. Thrip. SS VI 5; uxor habet omnia bona mariti tacite obligata pro dote, sicut et pro rebus parafernalibus marito datis Fleta 341; dos dicitur illud quo sponsa habet sustentari. alia vero minora dicuntur parafernalia Peckham QA 112; nulla femina virum habens potest ‥ vendere aliquid de bonis suis ‥ exceptis ‥ omnibus parafernalibus sibi datis Quon. Attach. 21.

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