contract-law england-and-wales marriage legal-history converture
What sorts of “necessities” could married women enter contracts for?
<p>A <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/a/22642/48046">recent answer by @Ohwilleke</a> on the historical status of married women lists the limited types of contracts they could enter into.</p>
<p>One of these of those for necessities. What is referred to by this?</p>

<h2>The same sorts of necessities children can enter contracts for</h2>
<p>Necessities means pretty much what you’d think it means - the things that are necessary to maintain your life and lifestyle. So, food, clothing, shelter, utilities, entertainment, transport, education etc. all appropriate to the person’s economic circumstances - bus fare for a poor person, chauffeur drive limousines for the super wealthy.</p>
