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Morganitic Marriage

By M.

In Ducange, &c., the adjective *morganitic* is connected with the *morgangab* (morning gift), which was usual from a husband to his wife the day after their marriage. How comes this adjective to be applied to marriages in which the wife does not take her husband's rank?

Topics: Morganitic Marriage, Historical Customs