dattaka
From Sanskrit 'dattaka' (given), a traditional Hindu legal form of adoption in which a son is formally given by his birth parents to an adoptive father, transferring all filial rights and obligations.
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From Sanskrit 'dattaka' (given), a traditional Hindu legal form of adoption in which a son is formally given by his birth parents to an adoptive father, transferring all filial rights and obligations. The practice was governed by classical texts and recognised under Anglo-Indian law, with elaborate rituals and legal consequences for inheritance.
With no male heir of his own, the zamindar completed the dattaka ceremony and adopted his nephew as his legal son.
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(India) An Indian form of adoption of a son.
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