Definition of: dowry

(dou′rē) noun plural ·ries
1. The property a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
2. Archaic A reward paid for a wife. Gen. xxxiv 12.
3. Any endowment or gift. Also spelled dowery. [<AF dowarie, var. of OF douaire DOWER]

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bride s dowry
daughter s dowry

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