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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
Noun
pl -ries the property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [Latin dos]
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
dower, dowery, portion
gift - something acquired without compensation
Translations
Spanish dowry [ˈdaurɪ] n → dote f
French dowry [ˈdaurɪ] n → dot f
German dowry [ˈdaurɪ] n → Mitgift f
Italian dowry [ˈdaurɪ] n → dote f
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"To the first condition," I answered, "I agree with all my heart, and I will give you an ample dowry.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
Father Snail could not speak, he was too much affected; and so they gave them as a dowry and inheritance, the whole forest of burdocks, and said--what they had always said--that it was the best in the world; and if they lived honestly and decently, and increased and multiplied, they and their children would once in the course of time come to the manor-house, be boiled black, and laid on silver dishes.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
His marriage would supply him with the funds needed for repaying the money, and the profits of his business would provide, in course of time, for restoring the dowry of his wife.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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