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Definitions for Dowry

[1] Also dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
[2] Archaic . a widow's dower.
[3] a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc.
[4] the money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
[5] (esp formerly) a gift made by a man to his bride or her parents
[6] Christianity a sum of money required on entering certain orders of nuns
[7] a natural talent or gift
[8] obsolete a widow's dower

Words related to Dowry

right, custom, culture, legacy, ancestry, tradition, endowment, skill, talent, gift, outlook, precedence, rank, sphere, standing, prosperity, footing, state, station, lot

Words nearby Dowry

downwind, downy, downy mildew, downy woodpecker, downzone, dowry, dowsabel, dowse, dowser, dowsing rod, dowson

Origin of Dowry

1250–1300; Middle English dowerie < Anglo-French douarie < Medieval Latin dōtārium. See dot2, -ary

Word origin for Dowry

C14: from Anglo-French douarie, from Medieval Latin dōtārium; see dower

Synonyms for Dowry

endowment, gift, skill, talent