Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 175
... daughter of the Mandarin , three to the daughter of the Brahmin , two to the daughter of the merchant and one to the daughter of the agriculturist . If there are more than four wives , the division must be made in the above proportions ...
... daughter of the Mandarin , three to the daughter of the Brahmin , two to the daughter of the merchant and one to the daughter of the agriculturist . If there are more than four wives , the division must be made in the above proportions ...
Page 178
... daughter with their proposed son - in - law , and even to employ menaces to in- duce her compliance . But if she absolutely refuses her consent , and they have no other daughter , the half of the dower , which was to have been given ...
... daughter with their proposed son - in - law , and even to employ menaces to in- duce her compliance . But if she absolutely refuses her consent , and they have no other daughter , the half of the dower , which was to have been given ...
Page 181
... daughter or daughters have to share the property , the latter , besides the jewels and ornaments they have already received , may claim ten cows , twenty goats , and all the female slaves employed in the domestic service of the house ...
... daughter or daughters have to share the property , the latter , besides the jewels and ornaments they have already received , may claim ten cows , twenty goats , and all the female slaves employed in the domestic service of the house ...
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