Wittum (Latin: vidualitium), Widum or Witthum (widow's seat) is a medieval Latin legal term, known in marital and ecclesiastical law. == Provide for a widow at the wedding == The term referred initially to steps taken by a husband to provide for his wife if she became a widow.
Wittum (Latin: vidualitium), Widum or Witthum (widow's seat) is a medieval Latin legal term, known in marital and ecclesiastical law. == Provide for a widow at the wedding == The term referred initially to steps taken by a husband to provide for his wife if she became a widow.
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