The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Merchet — A merchet was a fine paid on a marriage during the Middle Ages in England. The word derives from the plural form of daughter, merched, in old Welsh. A peasant would pay a merchet to his lord upon the marriage of a woman. The justification for… … Wikipedia
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Merchet — A *fine paid to a lord for permission for a daughter to marry; its value was variable, according to the wealth or poverty of the father. The lord needed recompense for the loss to his *manor of the daughter s future children and their potential… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Merchet — 1) Payment due to a manorial lord upon marriage. (Bennett, Judith M. Women in the Medieval English Countryside, 234) 2) A payment by unfree tenants for the right to marry off daughters or other female relatives. (Waugh, Scott. England in the… … Medieval glossary
merchet — /marchat/mar / In feudal law, a fine or composition paid by inferior tenants to the lord for liberty to dispose of their daughters in marriage. The same as marcheta (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
merchet — /marchat/mar / In feudal law, a fine or composition paid by inferior tenants to the lord for liberty to dispose of their daughters in marriage. The same as marcheta (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
merchet — Same as marcheta … Ballentine's law dictionary
merchet — variant of marchet … Useful english dictionary
Jean-Dominique Merchet — est un journaliste français spécialisé dans les questions militaires. Biographie Il est né le 26 octobre 1959 à Besançon et fut élève de l Institut d études politiques de Grenoble. Passionné par les questions militaires, il a été pendant vingt… … Wikipédia en Français
Formariage — Merchet The sum commonly paid by a serf to his lord when the serf s daughter marries a man from another manor. ♦ Fine on marriage to an individual not dependent on the same lord. (Duby, Georges. Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval West … Medieval glossary
