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frankmarriage
Definition of frankmarriage
: the tenure in feudal law by which a man and his wife held an estate granted by a blood relative of the wife in consideration of their marriage, whether before or after it, to be held of the donor by the issue of the marriage to not less than the fourth generation and without other service than fealty —called also liberum maritagium
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Origin and Etymology of frankmarriage
Middle English franke mariage, from Anglo-French fraunk mariage, literally, free marriage
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