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Term: in dote aestimata
Definition: In Roman and civil law, when a woman got married, she brought a dowry with her. The dowry was a sum of money or specific items that the husband owed to the wife's family. In dote aestimata means when the dowry was valued. This means that the value of the dowry was determined and the husband had to pay that amount or return the specific items to the wife's family.