The right to dower could be barred by the wife before marriage accepting a jointure (a life estate in specified lands) in lieu of dower, or by the complicated uses to bar dower invented in the 18th century.
Masking (personality) Masking (Personality Theory) - Masking is a process in which an individual changes or masks his or her natural personality to conform to social pressures, abuse, and or harassment.
Chaining involves linking discrete behaviors together in a series, such that each result of each behavior is both the reinforcement (or consequence) for the previous behavior, and the stimuli (or antecedent) for the next behavior.