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MONEY, GOODS, OR ESTATE THAT IS GIVEN BY BRIDE'S FAMILY TO THE GROOM AT THE TIME OF MARRIAGE
Dowery; Marriage portion; Dowries; Downry; Donatio propter nuptias
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  • ''Aussteuerschrank'' – a dowry cabinet, currently in a German museum in [[Hauenstein]].
  • awliya]]. When their dowries were adequate they returned to their mountain villages and married within the tribe. This centuries-old tradition has continued into modern [[Algeria]]. (Photo from the late 19th century, courtesy of Tropenmuseum, The Netherlands)<ref>Çelik, Zeynep, and Leila Kinney. "Ethnography and exhibitionism at the Expositions Universelles." Assemblage 13 (1990): 35–59.</ref>
  • The dowry for the three virgins (Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1425, [[Pinacoteca Vaticana]], Rome), part of the [[Saint Nicholas]] legend.
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  • ''The Dowry'' by 19th-century Russian painter, [[Vasili Pukirev]]. Dowry was a common practice in Russia through the 19th century.

Dowry         
·noun A gift; endowment.
II. Dowry ·noun A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. ·see Dower.
III. Dowry ·noun 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.
dowry         
n. from the days when a groom expected to profit from a marriage, the money and personal property which a bride brings to her new husband which becomes his alone. Dowry still exists in the Civil Code of Louisiana.
dowry         
['da?(?)ri]
¦ noun (plural dowries) property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
Origin
ME (denoting a widow's life interest in her husband's estate): from Anglo-Norman Fr. dowarie, from med. L. dotarium (see dower).

Wikipedia

Dowry

A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment by the groom, or his family, to the bride, or her family, dowry is the wealth transferred from the bride, or her family, to the groom, or his family. Similarly, dower is the property settled on the bride herself, by the groom at the time of marriage, and which remains under her ownership and control.

Dowry is an ancient custom that is already mentioned in some of the earliest writings, and its existence may well predate records of it. Dowries continue to be expected and demanded as a condition to accept a marriage proposal in some parts of the world, mainly in parts of Asia. The custom of dowry is most common in strongly patrilineal cultures that expect women to reside with or near their husband's family (patrilocality). Dowries have long histories in Europe, South Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world.

Pronunciation examples for dowry
1. Is there still dowry?
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2. dowry demands or abusive situations.
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3. into what today we call Dowry Dance.
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4. This is a section on dowry abuse.
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5. I'd keep an eye on that dowry.
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Examples of use of dowry
1. However, the woman is entitled to half her dowry, if the dowry has been specified.
2. In some communities where the custom of dowry prevails, the cost of her dowry could be phenomenal.
3. The amount of dowry given should not burden the groom.
4. Paying or taking a dowry is a punishable offence.
5. The anti–dowry laws are highly biased towards women.