1syllable
dowry
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Definitions ofdowry
1noun
- Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
- Dower.
- A natural gift or talent.
1verb
- To bestow a dowry upon.
Example: "1999, Judith Everard, Michael C. E. Jones, Charters Duchess Constance Br, Page xvi"
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