'Dowry' definitions:
Definition of 'dowry'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Dowry'
From: GCIDE
- Dowry \Dow"ry\ (dou"r[y^]), n.; pl. Dowries (dou"r[i^]z). [Contr. from dowery; cf. LL. dotarium. See Dower.]
- 1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower. [1913 Webster]
- Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give . . .; but give me the damsel to wife. --Gen. xxxiv. 12. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dowry'
From: Easton
- Dowry (mohar; i.e., price paid for a wife, Gen. 34:12; Ex. 22:17; 1 Sam. 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the father of his bride as a satisfaction before he can receive her. Jacob had no dowry to give for his wife, but he gave his services (Gen. 29:18; 30:20; 34:12).
Synonyms of 'dowry'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- appanage,
- bump,
- caliber,
- capability,
- capacity,
- dot,
- dower,
- endowment,
- equipment,
- faculty,
- flair,
- forte,
- foundation,
- genius,
- gift,
- instinct,
- investment,
- jointure,
- legal jointure,
- long suit,
- makings,
- marriage portion,
- metier,
- natural endowment,
- natural gift,
- parts,
- portion,
- potential,
- power,
- powers,
- qualification,
- settlement,
- speciality,
- strong flair,
- strong point,
- talent,
- talents,
- the goods,
- the stuff,
- thirds,
- what it takes