Definition of Parapherna. Meaning of Parapherna. Synonyms of Parapherna

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Definition of Parapherna

Parapherna
Parapherna Par`a*pher"na, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Law) The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.

Meaning of Parapherna from wikipedia

- term originated in Roman law, but ultimately comes from Gr**** παράφερνα (parápherna), "beyond (para) the dowry (phernē)". These sorts of property were considered...
- as a result, hers alone. This property was "beyond the dowry" (Gr**** parapherna, the root of paraphernalia) and is referred to as paraphernal property...
- themselves, and do not enter in the account of a dowry, are called in Gr**** parapherna, and this derived its name from para, which means, in Gr****, the same...
- Shaw is the author of several works of hybrid text, poetry, and theory: Parapherna (2006), Exhibition (2008), Theology of the Body (2010), Covenant (2012)...