cattlewealth
cattlewealth noun: wealth measured in the number of cattle owned.
Noun
cattlewealth (uncountable)
- Wealth measured in the number of cattle owned.
- The cattlewealth seems to be related partly to the amount of land possessed by the groups and partly to their respective emphasis on the types of economy.1962, Bulletin de la Société de Géographie d’Égypte, page 255
- Since everything, therefore, depends on the groom’s cattlewealth (meaning by this both the animals he actually possesses and those he can obtain from relatives and friends), it follows that actual bridewealth payments vary in amount.1980, John L. Comaroff, Paul J. Scheuer, editors, The Meaning of Marriage Payments, →ISBN, page 70
cattlewealth meaning in Tamil
cattlewealth in Tamil
- ஆவினச் செல்வம், கால்நடைச் செல்வம்
Origin of cattlewealth
From cattle + wealth.
Questions about cattlewealth
- What does cattlewealth mean?
- Cattlewealth means wealth measured in the number of cattle owned.
- What is cattlewealth in Tamil?
- Cattlewealth in Tamil is ஆவினச் செல்வம், கால்நடைச் செல்வம். See Cattlewealth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cattlewealth?
- Cattlewealth is a noun.
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