| 单词 | woman of property |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoman of property woman of property n. a woman who owns a substantial amount of property, esp. in the form of buildings and land.Formerly, a woman's property and income became her husband's at her marriage unless her father had made legal arrangements to prevent it; such arrangements were unusual, being made primarily for the benefit of future grandchildren. Π 1789 G. White Nat. Hist. Selborne iii. viii. 340 He was originally a mere soldier of fortune, who had raised himself by marrying women of property. 1860 M. J. Holmes Cousin Maud & Rosamond v. 63 'Twas a maxim of hers to stay where she pleased, particularly as she was a woman of property. 1913 D. Lloyd George in Hearst's Internat. Aug. 212/2 I voted against the..Conciliation Bill which proposed to give the vote to every woman of property..and at the same time enfranchise only about one-tenth..of the working women of the country. 2009 Observer (Nexis) 2 Aug. 8 She is 50 years old. She is divorced. She is a woman of property... On the other hand, she is still miserable. < as lemmas |
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