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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 770 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PARAPHERNALIA (
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Lat. paraphernalia, sc.
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bona, from Gr. aapaq5epva; impel, beside, and (*vii,
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dower)  , a
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term originally of
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Roman
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law, signifying all the
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property which a married woman who was sui furls held apart from her
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dower (dos) . A
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husband could not
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deal with such except with his wife's consent .
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Modern systems of law, which are based on the Roman, mainly follow the same principle, and the word preserves its old meaning . In
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English and Scottish law the term is confined to articles of
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jewelry,
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dress and other purely
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personal things, for the law
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relating to which, see HUSBAND AND WIFE . The word is also used in a
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general sense of accessories,
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external equipment, cumbersome or showy trappings .

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