coemptio
noun
co·emp·tio
\kōˈempshē(ˌ)ō, -emptē-\
Definition of coemptio
-s
Roman law
: a ceremony symbolizing the sale of a woman to a man and bringing the woman under the manus of the man usually (1) as a plebeian marriage but sometimes (2) as a device of the woman to displace her guardian —called also coemptio matrimoni causa, (2) coemptio fiduciae causa
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Origin and Etymology of coemptio
Latin
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