Meaning of DOWRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'dawree
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| | Definition: | | [n] money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
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| | Synonyms: | | dower, dowery |
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| | See Also: | | gift | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dow"ry\, n.; pl. {Dowries}. [Contr. from dowery; cf. LL.
dotarium. See {Dower}.]
1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her
husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage.
See Note under {Dower}. --Shak. Dryden.
3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See
{Dower}.
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give
. . .; but give me the damsel to wife. --Gen. xxxiv.
12.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you fail to receive a dowry means that you will have to work extremely hard in life and put up with the cutthroat business world or you may see yourself living in poverty. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | (mohar; i.e., price paid for a wife, Gen. 34:12; Ex. 22:17; 1 Sam. 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the father of his bride as a satisfaction before he can receive her. Jacob had no dowry to give for his wife, but he gave his services (Gen. 29:18; 30:20; 34:12). |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | payment made by the bride's family to the groom or to the groom's family. |
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | ability, appanage, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, dot, dower, endowment, equipment, faculty, flair, forte, foundation, genius, gift, instinct, investment, jointure, legal jointure, long suit, makings, marriage portion, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, parts, portion, potential, power, powers, qualification, settlement, speciality, strong flair, strong point, talent, talents, the goods, the stuff, thirds, what it takes |
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