Giftoman
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
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. 1.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Swedish law. The right to dispose of a woman in marriage; or the person possessing such right,—her father, if living, or, if he be dead, the mother.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Swedish law. The right to dispose of a woman in marriage; or the person possessing such right,—her father, if living, or, if he be dead, the mother.