Definitions.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "Budhist" means a person who professes the Budhid faith or religion ; (b) "polyandrous marriage" means a marriage-in whi& all the brothers in a family jointly marry a single wife ; - .- - - "ai (c) "Phursak" means a husband chosen as such by a woman who is already married with the concurrence of her formerly wedded husband or husbands ; (d) "contracting party to a marriage" means either of the parties whose marriage is or is about to be solemnbed; and