Dowry
11Dowry — This unusual name is a developed form of the Old French douarie and does refer to money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. The surname is found in the spellings of Dowry, Dowrey and the shortened forms of Dover, Dower,… …
12dowry — noun Property or payment given by a wife or her family to a husband at the time of marriage. (In some cultures, it is the husband who pays the dowry to the wife’s family.) Syn: marriage portion See Also: dower, reverse dowry …
13dowry — n. to provide a dowry for * * * [ daʊ(ə)rɪ] to provide a dowry for …
14dowry — [14] English acquired dowry via Anglo Norman dowarie from Old French douaire (source of the originally synonymous but now little used dower [14]). This in turn came from medieval Latin dōtārium, a derivative of Latin dōs ‘dowry’, which was… …
15dowry — [[t]da͟ʊ əri[/t]] dowries N COUNT A woman s dowry is the money and goods which, in some cultures, her family gives to the man that she marries. The money from her dowry was invested in her mother s store …
16dowry — UK [ˈdaʊrɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dowry : singular dowry plural dowries money and property that, in some cultures, a woman s family gives to her husband when they get married …
17dowry — [14] English acquired dowry via Anglo Norman dowarie from Old French douaire (source of the originally synonymous but now little used dower [14]). This in turn came from medieval Latin dōtārium, a derivative of Latin dōs ‘dowry’, which was… …
18Dowry — (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… …
19dowry — noun Belinda s dowry included an acre of fertile pasture and two young mules Syn: marriage settlement, (marriage) portion; archaic dot …
20dowry — /ˈdaʊəri / (say dowuhree), /ˈdaʊri / (say dowree) noun (plural dowries) 1. the money, goods, or estate which a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dot. 2. any gift or reward given to or for a bride by a man in consideration for the marriage …
