Prefection

Prefection,[1][2] also promotion of a daughter to a son[3] (Hungarian: fiúsítás; Latin: praefectio in filium), was a royal prerogative in the Kingdom of Hungary, whereby the sovereign granted the status of a son to a nobleman's daughter, authorizing her to inherit her father's landed property.

For The Cass McCombs album, see PREfection.

See also

• Daughters' quarter
• Suo jure, "in her own right", of a noble title held by a woman

References

1. Fügedi 1998, p. 53.
2. Rady 2000, p. 107.
3. Engel 2001, p. 178.

Sources

• Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fügedi, Erik (1998). The Elefánthy: The Hungarian Nobleman and His Kindred (Edited by Damir Karbić, with a foreword by János M. Bak). Central European University Press. ISBN 963-9116-20-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Rady, Martyn (2000). Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary. Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-80085-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)