In former times the dowry of a bride (bridal dowry), the bride money – A payment of the groom to the congratulating bachelors, partly customary until today. – Hielich originally denoted the song (wedding song; der Lich, der Leich = a song of unequal stanzas) sung at a wedding and later stood for marriage, wedding as a whole. – See bride money, counter money, wedding money, hunting money, wreath money, maritagium, paraphernal money.
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