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Webster 1913 Edition

Paraphernalia

Parˊa-pher-na′li-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[LL.
paraphernalia bona
, fr. L.
parapherna
, pl., parapherna, Gr. [GREEK];
παρά
beside + [GREEK] a bride’s dowry, fr.
φέρειν
to bring. See 1st
Bear
.]
1.
(Law)
Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.

Webster 1828 Edition

Paraphernalia

PARAPHERNA'LIA

,
Noun.
[Gr. beyond, and dower.] The goods which a wife brings with her at her marriage, or which she possesses beyond her dower or jointure, and which remain at her disposal after her husband's death. Such are her apparel and her ornaments, over which the executors have no control, unless when the assets are insufficient to pay the debts.

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