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, 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 Merchet (also: -ett, -ete, -eit, -eat, -iett, -i(e)te, -iatte, mershet(e), marchet, -eit, market) () was a fine paid on a marriage during the Middle Ages in England. The word derives from the plural form of daughter, ''merched'', in old Welsh. Mer ...

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Ancient tenures of land in North Wales and the Marches
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References

*"Amober". ''Oxford English Dictionary''. Oxford University Press. Second Edition 1989. Feudal duties Welsh law Legal history of Wales {{UK-law-stub