This may also explain why Armenian feudal families were normally endogamic, in order not to scatter parts of their property, as would have happened if they had to give a part of their property to another family as dowry. Endogamic marriages had a religious reason too, particularly before Christianity, because Armenian paganism favoured marriages between relatives very highly.
This may also explain why Armenian feudal families were typically endogamous, to prevent dividing their property by giving portions to other families as dowries. Endogamy was also religiously motivated, especially before Christianity, due to the prevalence of marriage within family ties in Armenian paganism.