dowry
IPA: dˈaʊri
noun
- Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- (less common) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
- (obsolete) Dower.
- A natural gift or talent.
verb
- To bestow a dowry upon.
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Examples of "dowry" in Sentences
- The custom of dowry was prevalent.
- The dowry was never paid by the Spanish.
- The ten thousand pounds were the dowry for her.
- The Tripuri society is free from the dowry system.
- Friends of the bride would gather nightly to knit the dowry.
- These marital discussions involve the agreement on the dowry.
- He demands to see the money from the sale of the dowry lands.
- The non payment of dowry is one of the causes of marital instability.
- The presentation of the dowry and hope chest was part of the ceremony.
- He received in dowry the revenues of the abbey of Saint Denis in Lorraine.