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The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.

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  1. n. pl. The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.
  2. The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.
  3. The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made apart of her dower, but remained her own.
  4. parapherna (uncountable) (law, historical, Ancient Rome) A woman's property which was not made a part of her marriage dower but remained her own.