Espousals

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ESPOUSALS, contracts. A mutual promise between a man and a woman to marry each other, at some other time: it differs from a marriage, because then the contract is completed. Wood's Inst. 57; vide Dig. 23, 1, 1; Code, 5, 1, 4; Novel, 115, c. 3, s. 11; Ayliffe's Parerg. 245 Aso & Man. Inst. B. 1, t. 6, c. 1, Sec. 1.

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As brides of Christ they went through rites resembling secular espousals, with veils, rings, vows, and even dowries (where warranted by the financial situation of the candidate). Sex and mysticism by Gotz, Ignacio L. / Cross Currents Phillis and Mall eventually espouse themselves to members of the gentry, but these espousals are represented as financially advantageous to the men, not socially advantageous to the women. The Sempster's Wares: Merchandising and Marrying in The Fair Maid of ... by GREEN, JUANA / Renaissance Quarterly The operative spirituality of our day was much taken with Franciscan and Catholic Worker espousals of poverty and providence - which works out better for celibates. Good & plenty: what happened to large families? by Callahan, Sidney / Commonweal More results

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As brides of Christ they went through rites resembling secular espousals, with veils, rings, vows, and even dowries (where warranted by the financial situation of the candidate).

Sex and mysticism by Gotz, Ignacio L. / Cross Currents

Phillis and Mall eventually espouse themselves to members of the gentry, but these espousals are represented as financially advantageous to the men, not socially advantageous to the women.

The Sempster's Wares: Merchandising and Marrying in The Fair Maid of ... by GREEN, JUANA / Renaissance Quarterly

The operative spirituality of our day was much taken with Franciscan and Catholic Worker espousals of poverty and providence - which works out better for celibates.

Good & plenty: what happened to large families? by Callahan, Sidney / Commonweal

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