Giftoman
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In Swedish law. He who has a right to dispose of a woman in marriage. This right is vested in the father, if living; if dead, in the mother. They may nominate a person in their place; but for want of such nomination the brothers geruterine brothers, have the right; but they are bound to consult the paternal or maternal grandfather. Swed. Code, "Marriage," c.
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