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| dow·ry [ dówree ] (plural dow·ries) |
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1. bride's family's gift to bridegroom: an amount of money or property given in some societies by a bride's family to her bridegroom or his family when she marries
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2. man's gift to bride: an amount of money or property transferred by a man to his bride when they marry
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3. christianity money paid to enter nuns' order: a sum of money required for a woman to enter some monastic orders
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4. talent: a natural talent
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman dowarie< Old French douaire (see dower)] |
