LC control no. | sh 85081462 |
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Topical heading | Marriage brokerage |
Variant(s) | Brokage, Marriage Brokerage, Marriage Brokers, Marriage |
See also | Arranged marriage Mate selection |
Found in | Britannica online, 23 June 1998: marriage (In societies with arranged marriages, the almost universal custom is that someone acts as an intermediary, or matchmaker. This person's chief responsibilty is to arrange a marriage that will be satisfactory to the two families represented) |