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wife selling in England

English custom in the 17th–20th centuries that was a way of ending an unsatisfactory marriage by mutual agreement, in which after parading his wife with a halter around her neck, arm, or waist, a husband publicly auctions her to the highest bidder
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wife selling in England

Summary

wife selling in England ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wife selling in England's subclass of is recorded as wife selling[2].
  • wife selling in England's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0268gsw[3].
  • wife selling in England's spoken text audio is recorded as Wife Selling (English Custom).ogg[4].

Why It Matters

wife selling in England ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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