 A dowry of "dos recepticia" was one in which agreements were made in advance about its disposal and recovery.A dowry of "dos profecticia" was one given by the bride's father or her "paterfamilias"; it could be recovered by the donor or by the divorced woman herself.A dowry of "dos adventicia" was more flexible; it might be given by the wife, though it came from her father, and used to settle a debt incurred by the husband.