Note 146 — THE BADAWI AND HIS WIFE.[141]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
This may also mean that the £500 were the woman’s “mahr” or marriage dowry and the £250 a present to buy the father’s consent.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
This may also mean that the £500 were the woman’s “mahr” or marriage dowry and the £250 a present to buy the father’s consent.