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1. (n.) dowry
a natural gift; talent.
2. dowry
Archaic. a widow's dower.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME dowerie < AF douarie < ML dōtārium. See dot2, -ary)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dowry, dowery, dower, portion
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
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1. (noun) dowry
a gift; endowment
2. (noun) dowry
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
3. (noun) dowry
a gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower
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Sense: money and property brought by a woman to her husband when they marry.
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Afrikaans: bruidskat |
Arabic: مَهْر، بائِنَه |
Bulgarian: зестра |
Brazilian: dote |
Czech: věno |
German: die Mitgift |
Danish: medgift |
Greek: προίκα |
Spanish: dote |
Estonian: kaasavara |
Farsi: جهیزیه |
Finnish: myötäjäiset |
French: dot |
Hebrew: נְדוּנְיָה |
Hindi: दहेज |
Croatian: miraz |
Hungarian: hozomány |
Indonesian: emas kawin |
Icelandic: heimanmundur |
Italian: dote |
Japanese: 持参金 |
Korean: (신부의) 지참금, 혼수 |
Lithuanian: kraitis |
Latvian: (līgavas) pūrs |
Malay: hantaran khawin |
Dutch: bruidsschat |
Norwegian: medgift |
Polish: posag |
Persian: جهیزیه |
Pashto: جهيز |
Portuguese: dote |
Romanian: zestre |
Russian: приданое |
Slovak: veno |
Slovenian: dota |
Serbian: miraz |
Swedish: hemgift |
Thai: สินเดิมก่อนสมรส (ของผู้หญ |
Turkish: drahoma,çeyiz |
Taiwanese: 嫁妝 |
Ukrainian: придане, посаг |
Urdu: جہیز جو دلہن ساتھ لاۓ |
Vietnamese: của hồi môn |
Chinese: 嫁妆 |
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