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Brideprice meaning

Alternative spelling of bride price.

Using Brideprice

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of bride price.

Context around Brideprice

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lobola 1× paid 1×

Often after:

retain 1×

Sentence patterns with Brideprice

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

having paid brideprice retain a 1× pay lobola brideprice 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hard working women 1× in referring to 1×

Common sentence endings:

deceases levirate marriage 1× pay lobola brideprice 1×

Words around Brideprice

Just before it in the word index:

bridenstine 36 briden 2 brideless 2 bridei 2 bridegrooms 4 bridegroom 27

Just after it in the word index:

brides 188 bridesburg 2 brideshead 2 bridesmaid 65 bridesmaids 75 bridewealth 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Brideprice

  • In this selection, "brideprice" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lobola, paid and retain stand out and add context to how "brideprice" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include having paid brideprice retain a and pay lobola brideprice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brideprice" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brideprice

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hard working women hide that they marry themselves by giving their boyfriends money to go to their families to pay Lobola (brideprice)”. (22 words)

In referring to "men in severalty", Bell is referring to corporate kin groups such as lineages which, in having paid brideprice, retain a right in a woman's offspring even if her husband (a lineage member) deceases ( Levirate marriage ). (39 words)

Longer example sentences

In referring to "men in severalty", Bell is referring to corporate kin groups such as lineages which, in having paid brideprice, retain a right in a woman's offspring even if her husband (a lineage member) deceases ( Levirate marriage ). (39 words)

Hard working women hide that they marry themselves by giving their boyfriends money to go to their families to pay Lobola (brideprice)”. (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

Hard working women hide that they marry themselves by giving their boyfriends money to go to their families to pay Lobola (brideprice)”.

In referring to "men in severalty", Bell is referring to corporate kin groups such as lineages which, in having paid brideprice, retain a right in a woman's offspring even if her husband (a lineage member) deceases ( Levirate marriage ).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brideprice" in a sentence?
An example: "Hard working women hide that they marry themselves by giving their boyfriends money to go to their families to pay Lobola (brideprice)”." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "brideprice" from authentic English texts.
What does "brideprice" mean?
Brideprice means: Alternative spelling of bride price.
How many example sentences with "brideprice" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "brideprice", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.