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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">ghost marriage</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>marriage</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>marriage, ghost</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>posthumous marriage</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ghost marriages</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ghost-marriage</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. The custom is or was practiced in several cultures, including in the Sudan, China, France, and elsewhere. The custom often concerns property or inheritance rights of a deceased male. ]]></note></mads>