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dowry
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dow·ry  (dour)
n. pl. dow·ries
1. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. Also called dower.
2. A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent.
3. A natural endowment or gift; a talent.
4. Archaic See dower.

[Middle English douerie, from Anglo-Norman douarie, from Medieval Latin dtrium, drium, dria, dower; see dower.]

dowry [ˈdaʊərɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Sociology) the money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
2. (Sociology) (esp formerly) a gift made by a man to his bride or her parents
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a sum of money required on entering certain orders of nuns
4. a natural talent or gift
5. (Sociology) Obsolete a widow's dower
[from Anglo-French douarie, from Medieval Latin dōtārium; see dower]

Dowry a portion given with a bride; a gift of nature or fortune; a lot, a great deal—Slang Dictionary, 1874.
Example: dowry of parny [rain or water], 1874.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dowrydowry - money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
gift - something acquired without compensation

dowry
noun portion, marriage settlement, dot (archaic), lobola (S. African) The money from her dowry was invested.
Translations
dowry [ˈdaʊrɪ] Ndote f

dowry [ˈdaʊəri] ndot f

dowry
nMitgift f

dowry [ˈdaʊrɪ] ndote f
dowry [ˈdaʊrɪ] ndote f

dowry
n dowry [ˈdauəri]
money and property brought by a woman to her husband when they marry. bruidskat مَهْر، بائِنَه зестра věno medgift die Mitgift προίκα dote kaasavara جهیزیه myötäjäiset dot נְדוּנְיָה दहेज miraz hozomány emas kawin heimanmundur dote 持参金 (신부의) 지참금, 혼수 kraitis (līgavas) pūrs hantaran khawin bruidsschat medgift posag dote zestre приданое veno dota miraz hemgift สินเดิมก่อนสมรส (ของผู้หญิง) drahoma, çeyiz 嫁妝 придане, посаг جہیز جو دلہن ساتھ لاۓ của hồi môn


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