| 单词 | marriage settlement |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarriage settlement marriage settlement n. a legal arrangement which secures certain property for an intended wife and sometimes also for any children of an intended marriage; a deed by which such an arrangement is effected; (occasionally) property settled in such an arrangement. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > [noun] > deed of settlement > type of marriage settlement1678 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > marriage settlement marriage contract1592 marriage agreement?c1663 marriage articlesa1668 marriage deed1678 marriage settlement1678 tocher-band1792 contract1815 ketubah1841 1678 tr. J. de Préchac Heroine Musqueteer 67 The honest Fleming was so glad of the news of a marriage..that he presently sent for a notary to draw the Marriage-setlement. 1798 J. Woodforde Diary 22 Dec. (1931) V. 156 Every device from her Friends respecting a proper Marriage-Settlement was thrown away upon her. 1875 H. B. Stowe We & our Neighbors 364 There was no question of marriage settlements, or rent and taxes. 1989 I. Taylor George Eliot (1990) vii. 74 In addition to the marriage settlement it was Robert Evans's intention to leave each daughter a further thousand pounds. 2006 A. P. W. Malcomson Pursuit of Heiress i. 17 Her fortune was paid over to her husband or into the hands of the trustees of their marriage settlement, and was non-returnable. < as lemmas |
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