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bride price |
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bride price
bride pricen. A payment in the form of money, property, or other valuable asset that is made by or on behalf of a prospective husband to the bride's family in certain cultures or societies. Also called bride wealth.bride price or bride wealthn (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 womanbride′ price` or bride′-price`,
n. (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family. Also called bride•wealth (brīd′welth`).[1875–80]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | bride price - money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bridegift - something acquired without compensation |
bride price
bride price: see marriagemarriage,
socially sanctioned union that reproduces the family. In all societies the choice of partners is generally guided by rules of exogamy (the obligation to marry outside a group); some societies also have rules of endogamy (the obligation to marry within a group).
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