Associations to the word «Dowry»
Noun
- Nun
- Sophia
- Furnishing
- Expense
- Maiden
- Margaret
- Manu
- Flanders
- Debt
- Rape
- Negotiation
- Blanche
- Estate
- Relative
- Savoy
- Manfred
- Possession
- Lieu
- Ransom
- Casimir
- Money
- Normandy
- Comte
- Fortune
- Lordship
- Parent
- Price
- Countess
- Widower
- Notary
- Bourbon
- Celeste
- Henrietta
- Odo
- Property
- Clermont
- Dos
- Beatrice
- Alsace
- Giving
- Crown
- Bohemia
- Brittany
- Paying
- Orphan
- Kin
- Agnes
- Duke
- Frey
- Philip
- Sister
- Sicily
- Compensation
- Abuse
- Amount
- Demand
- Mariana
- Father
- Livestock
- Hanging
- Donation
- Joan
- Obligation
- Portugal
- Count
- Dinah
- Cruelty
- Woman
- Sharma
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DOWRY, noun. Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
DOWRY, noun. (less common) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
DOWRY, noun. (obsolete) Dower.
DOWRY, noun. A natural gift or talent.
DOWRY, verb. To bestow a dowry upon.
Dictionary definition
DOWRY, noun. Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.