head and master rule

head-and-master rule. Hist. The doctrine that the husband alone is authorized to manage community property. • Some courts have held that the rule is unconstitutional gender-based discrimination. — Also termed lord-and-master rule. Cf. EQUAL-MANAGEMENT RULE.

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