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- Medieval Latin · borrowed frommarītāgium
- English todaymaritage
From Medieval Latin marītāgium. Doublet of marriage.
Words from the same roots
Medieval Latinmarītāgium all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
maritage
Today it means: The right of the lord of the fee to dispose of the heiress, later also of the male heir, in marriage. Full definition →
Medieval Latin marītāgium