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Dower ex assensu patris

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A marriage portion assigned by the husband to his wife out of his father’s estate. See 27 Ohio St. 50.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Dower by the father's assent. A species of dower ad ostium ecclesiæ, made when the husband's father was alive, and the son, by his consent expressly given, endowed hls wife with parcel of his father's lands. Litt. § 40; 2 Bl. Comm. 133; Grogan v. Garrison, 27 Ohio St. 61.

Defined under Dower in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Dower by the father’s assent. A species of dower ad ostium ecclesie, madé when the husband's father was alive, and the son, by his consent expressly given, endowed his wife with parcel of his father's lands. Litt. § 40; 2 Bl. Comm. 133.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

L. Lat. Dower by the father's assent. A species of dower ad ostium ecclesice, made when the husband's father was alive, and the son, by his consent expressly given, endowed his wife with parcel of his father's lands. Litt. sect. 40. 2 Bl. Com, 133.