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• marriage portion — The same as the dot of the French. The property which a woman brings to her husband upon her marriage. Croft, Petitioner, 162 Mass 22, 27, 37 NE 784 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… …   Black's law dictionary

• marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… …   Black's law dictionary

• Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Marriage in ancient Rome — Roman couple joining hands; the bride s belt may show the knot symbolizing that the husband was belted and bound to her, which he was to untie in their bed (4th century sarcophagus)[1] Marriage in ancient Rome had mythical precedents, starting… …   Wikipedia

• Marriage law — For the social and interpersonal aspects of marriage, see Marriage. Family law …   Wikipedia

• portion — portionable, adj. portionless, adj. /pawr sheuhn, pohr /, n. 1. a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript. 2. an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping: He took a large… …   Universalium

• portion — /ˈpɔʃən / (say pawshuhn) noun 1. a part of any whole, whether actually separated from it or not: a portion of the manuscript is illegible. 2. the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; a share. 3. a quantity of food served …  

• Cousin marriage — Charles Darwin and his wife Emma were first cousins. Cousin marriage is marriage between two cousins. In various jurisdictions and cultures, such marriages range from being considered ideal and actively encouraged, to being uncommon but still… …   Wikipedia

• Cousin marriage in the Middle East — Relationships Types …   Wikipedia

• History of Marriage —     History of Marriage     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Marriage     The word marriage may be taken to denote the action, contract, formality, or ceremony by which the conjugal union is formed or the union itself as an enduring condition …   Catholic encyclopedia