Antiphérna
As Antiphérna (Greek .: anti = against, pherne = dowry ) or Antiphernalien is called in the case law of antiquity the counter gifts of the groom to the bride for her Packed; synonymous with counterpoint . This means that the groom gives his future wife a gift because she gave him a present beforehand.
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Web links
- Antiphérna . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 1, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 647.