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The transitions from girl, to betrothable maiden, to wife, to mother and to post-menarche old woman may, or may not, be much more dramatically marked than the equivalent stages are for men, but the ceremonies mark individual status changes, [...]
Source: wiktionary
Though marriage was deferred until later, girls became betrothable at twenty, and all students over twenty attended the soirées.
Source: wiktionary
In most cases, punishment was meted out to compensate the woman's father for his loss of valuable (and betrothable) property rather than to console the victim.
Source: wiktionary
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