📚 noun • entry_id 18993

dowry

/ˈdaʊəɹi/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

dote • prebenda

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

Phrases

antidowry dowry death dowryless reverse dowry

Word forms