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dotal property

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dotal property

An archaic term meaning the property the wife brings into a marriage in order to assist her husband in setting up the household.



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Previously, it was thought that women, or the guardians who controlled their property, showed a preference to invest dotal property in secure ventures.
Women under Venetian colonial rule in the early Renaissance: ... by McKee, Sally / Renaissance Quarterly
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