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A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 1 of 3

Note 548 — Chapter IV · RISE OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT

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Cf. Letourneau, L'évolution du mariage, 117, 128, who holds that the ceremonial of capture especially symbolizes the subjection of woman "achetée ou cédée par les parents; il sanctionnait les droits, presque toujours excessifs, que l'époux acquérait sur l'épousée."

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