Question

In Jane Austen's time, the law dictated that a man’s property was inherited by his closest male heir instead of by the women in his family. What was this law known as?

Answer 1

dowry



entailment



curtailment



annulment



alimony

Answer 2

What's your guess?

Answer 3

3rd my guess

Answer 4

Curtailment?

Here is the definition of curtailment, from Google:
"the action or fact of reducing or restricting something."

Answer 5

that sounds about right don't you think?

Answer 6

I would agree.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

yeah