maritagium
maritagium (mar-[schwa]-tay-jee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A lord’s right to arrange a marriage for his infant ward; specif., the power of a feudal lord to give his infant ward or a vassal’s heiress, minor heir, or widow in marriage, or to extract a fine from a vassal upon the vassal’s marriage. 2. Hist. The […]