Amober

Formerly in Welsh law, an amober, or amobyr, was a maiden-fee paid to a lord on the marriage of a maiden in his manor. The term is similar to the English feudal merchet.

References

"Amober". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Second Edition 1989.

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