apron-string hold

obsolete A property or estate owned by a woman but controlled by her husband during her life and then by her family after her death. He has a vast property; it is but an apron-string hold, though, and he shall be dispossessed of it when she passes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bert	BURT (English), BERT (German, Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
Athanasia	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Dezi	-	English
Sable	SAY-bəl	English (Modern)
Timo (1)	TEE-mo	Finnish, German, Dutch
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish