|
|
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)
|
| Definition of 'dowry' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) dowry, dowery, dower, portion
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
|
| Definition of 'dowry' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
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
|
|
|
Sense: money and property brought by a woman to her husband when they marry.
|
 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 |
Get even more translations for dowry...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'dowry' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of dowry 
