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13. As to a daughter not provided with a husband, should the one whose husband is not provided be an only child1, to keep her subject also to the housemistress of the family it is needful for her that there should be an adopted son in it; and when they shall appoint her husband unto the adopted-sonship the property then comes over into his possession.
14. When the house-mistress of the family passes away, and the daughters are provided with husbands, the adopted-sonship is to be appointed.
CHAPTER LV.
1. As to the fifty-fourth question and reply, that which you ask is thus: What is the occupation and capacity (giriftârth) of the person that has to preserve those who are in their three nights' trials2, and who is he?
2. The reply is this, that it is said a husband (gabra) is indispensable for preservation through the three nights' trials which shall be for a privileged wife, a father for those of a child, and a master for those of a servant.
would be a member of the family in direct descent through his mother) he can only assist and advise the widow, but on the birth of his son he can act more authoritatively, as the representative of the child.
1 Written aêvôk-aê in Pâzand. She becomes a yûkan or 'only-child' wife (see § 9 n) until she has given up her first child to her mother, after which she is a 'privileged' wife.
The three nights after death (see Chap. XXIV).
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