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parapherna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-pher-na
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman's property which was not made a part of her marriage dower, but remained her own.

Etymology

From Late Latin parapherna, from Ancient Greek παράφερνα (parápherna, “things additional to a dowry”), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) + φερνή (phernḗ, “dowry”). In the propertied classes, a dowry was placed under the control of the husband, while the 'paraphernalia' which she brought with her remained the wife’s property.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parapherna, παράφερνα

Frequently Paired Words

paraphernal paraphernalia

Synonyms

paraphernalia peculium

Questions

What does parapherna mean?
A woman's property which was not made a part of her marriage dower, but remained her own.
Where does parapherna come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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