Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Maritagium
n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A lord's right to arrange a marriage for his infant ward. 2. DOWER. 3. Dowry; a marriage gift. See DOS. " While to the common lawyer dos meant dower, in other systems it meant dowry: a gift to the wife, or to husband and wife, by the bride's parents or other relatives. In England this was called the marriage-gift' or maritagium. Marriage-gifts were commonly made either to establish a cadet branch of a family or to assist a daughter who was not an heiress to make a good match." J.H. Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History 310 (3d ed. 1990).
liberum maritagium
See FRANKMARRIAGE.
maritagium habere
[Law Latin] To have the right of arranging a woman's marriage. ( This was a privilege granted by the Crown to favored subjects. See MARITAGIUM.