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PARAPHERNALI
(bouvier) | PARAPHERNALIA. The name given to all such things as a woman has a right to
retain as her own property, after her husband's death; they consist
generally of her clothing, jewels, and ornaments suitable to her condition,
which she used personally during his life.
2. These, when not extravagant, she has a right to retain even against
creditors; and, although in his lifetime the husband might have given them
away, he cannot bequeath such ornaments and jewels by his will. 2 Bl. Com.
430; 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 376; 5 Com. Dig. 230; 2 Com. Dig. 212; 11 Vin. Ab.
176; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 8996-7.
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paraphernalia
(encz) | paraphernalia,výbava n: Zdeněk Brožparaphernalia,výstroj n: Petr Prášek |
Paraphernalia
(gcide) | Paraphernalia \Par`a*pher*na"li*a\, n. pl. [LL. paraphernalia
bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. ?; para` beside
+ ? a bride's dowry, fr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st Bear.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Law) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her
dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her
degree.
[1913 Webster]
2. Personal belongings; ornaments; finery; sundry objects
carried about for personal convenience.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. The appendages, apparatus, or equipment used in a
particular activity; as, surveyors unloading their
paraphernalia from a van.
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paraphernalia
(wn) | paraphernalia
n 1: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a
particular operation or sport etc. [syn: gear,
paraphernalia, appurtenance] |
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