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apron-string tenure
apron-string tenure
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 tenure, though, and he shall be dispossessed of it when she passes.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Weland | | - | Germanic Mythology, Anglo-Saxon Mythology |
Lexy | | LEKS-ee | English |
Alysia | | ə-LIS-yə | English |
Mcdowell | | [mək'dauəl] | |
Tsubasa | | tsoo-bah-sah | Japanese |
Katheryne | | KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin | English (Rare) |