brideprice
Groom's family pays
Brideprice is payment made by a groom or his family to the bride's family upon marriage.
The practice, found across many cultures historically and still common in parts of Africa and Asia, compensates the bride's family for losing her labor and fertility.
Unlike a dowry, which flows in the opposite direction, brideprice goes from the groom's side to the bride's: His family paid a brideprice of twelve cattle.
Also spelled bride price or bride-price.
Formal marriage agreement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- nuptialsVows and rings
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
groom · spouse · matchmaking · union · vows · matrimony · fiancée · conjugal
One who seeks affection
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- agreementShared position between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- bargainFavorable purchase price
transaction · compensation · valuation · terms · intermediary · arbitration · installment · obligation
Residing near husband's kin
- consanguinityRelatedness through shared ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
exogamy · patrilineal · matrilineal · in-laws · alliance · family · household · progeny
betrothal
Formal marriage agreement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- nuptialsVows and rings
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
ceremony · groom · spouse · matchmaking · union · vows · matrimony · fiancée · conjugal · monogamy
suitor
One who seeks affection
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- agreementShared position between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- contractEnforceable written agreement
bargain · transaction · compensation · valuation · terms · intermediary · arbitration · installment · obligation · reciprocity
patrilocal
Residing near husband's kin
- consanguinityRelatedness through shared ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
endogamy · exogamy · patrilineal · matrilineal · in-laws · alliance · family · household · progeny · descent
dowry
Marital property transfer
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- assetsOwned items of value
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
gold · jewelry · land · property · inheritance · endowment · settlement · valuables · heirloom · prosperity
bridepricedowry
Marital property transfer
trousseau · dower · bridewealth · jointure · settlement
bridepricelove match
Marriage for passion, not practicality
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