părăpherna, ōrum, n., = παράφερνα,
the separate possessions of a married woman , her property besides her dower , Dig. 23, 3, 9; Cod. Just. 5, 14, 8.
·noun ·pl The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but rema...
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