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The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's husband.
Like Marriage, except the man has no say in the matter whatsoever. Instead a single female decides to bypass the whole boyfriend stage and marry her dream man, with or without his permission.
The fee or allowance paid to a ships husband.
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