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beena marriage

noun
bee·​na marriage | \ ˈbÄ“-nÉ™-\

Definition of beena marriage

: a marriage in parts of India and Sri Lanka in which the husband enters the wife's kinship group and has little authority in the household — compare muta

History and Etymology for beena marriage

Arabic bīnah distinct, separate

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