forfeiture of marriage

Hist. A penalty exacted by a lord from a ward who married without the lord’s consent.

• The penalty was a money payment double the value that the marriage would otherwise have been worth to the lord.

---

词条贡献者

译员Dennis，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与高管退休金和员工福利有关的法律文件。