DOWRIES

Noun

dowries

plural of dowry

Anagrams

• rowdies, weirdos, wordies

Source: Wiktionary


DOWRY

Dow"ry, n.; pl. Dowries. Etym: [Contr. from dowery; cf. LL. dotarium. See Dower.]

1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. 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. Shak. Dryden.

3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower. Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give . . .; but give me the damsel to wife. Gen. xxxiv. 12.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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