BEENAH
\bˈiːnə], \bˈiːnə], \b_ˈiː_n_ə]\
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b[=e]'na, n. a primitive form of marriage (the name taken from Ceylon) in which the man goes to live with his wife's family--he is an unimportant person in the family, and the children are not counted his, but belong to the family and kindred of the wife.
By Thomas Davidson
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