What Is Meant by the Term "Heiress Stealing

What is meant by the term "heiress stealing"?

A) It is a little-used section of the criminal code referring to kidnapping wealthy women.
B) In the Middle Ages wealthy women were abducted and raped by men who wanted to force them to marry and share their fortunes.
C) It is an outdated term used to refer to the rape and kidnap of young, unattached women.
D) In some cultures it is used to refer to the still accepted notion that married women cannot be raped by their husbands.