Traditional heterosexual marriage imposed an obligation of the wife to be sexually available for her husband and an obligation of the husband to provide material/financial support for the wife.
In music, rhythm is a result of a timed sequence that follows a steady beat. In other common musical terms it is also referred to as ritmo (Italian), rythme (French) and Rhythmus (German). Frequently, the term rhythm is used synonymously or interchangeably with tempo, but their meanings are not exactly the same.
In popular use, beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, specific rhythms, and groove. Rhythm in music is characterized by a repeating sequence of stressed and unstressed beats (often called strong and weak) and divided into bars organized by time signature and tempo indications.