DOWRY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Synonyms:

dower; dowery; dowry; portion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("dowry" is a kind of...):

gift (something acquired without compensation)

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