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. If she divorced, a wife could reclaim this dowry; if she died, the husband kept it.