dowry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaʊɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdaʊəɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English dowarye, dowerie, from Anglo-Norman dowarie, douarie, from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dower.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
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(countable, uncommon, uncountable) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.
The family of the groom makes sure the new couple has a house to live in and land to cultivate; they will also pay for the dowry (crucial, for without dowry the new father has no rights over his children; Trouwborst 1962: 136ff.)
2009, Peter Uvin, Life after Violence: A People's Story of Burundi, page 125:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.
- (countable, uncountable) A natural gift or talent.
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(countable, informal, uncountable) A large amount.
But no palace had so fair a ceiling; for from the wooden beams were suspended a whole dowry of copper vessels—pails, cauldrons, water pots, of every colour from lustrous black to the palest pink.
1928, E. M. Forster, The Eternal Moment:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dowries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
see others at bride price · dower · reverse dowry · bride price
Deriveds
dowryless · dowry death · reverse dowry · antidowry
Hypernyms
fee · gift · fee · price · marriage-portion · marriage-portion · gift · price
Relateds
Synonyms
dower · reverse dowry · bride price · dower · see others at bride price
Translations (150)
egy g:r-grg:t-Y1V (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ga coibhche (property or payment given at time of marriage) · akk nidintum (property or payment given at time of marriage) · grc φερνή (property or payment given at time of marriage) · vi của hồi môn (property or payment given at time of marriage) · af bruidsprys (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sq pajë (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pt dote (property or payment given at time of marriage) · hu hozomány (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sv hemgift (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bg ве́но (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fa کابین (property or payment given at time of marriage) · kmr next (property or payment given at time of marriage) · es dote (property or payment given at time of marriage) · it dote (property or payment given at time of marriage) · lt kraitis (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ro dotă (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk ві́но (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ka მზითევი (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pl wiano (property or payment given at time of marriage) · es prebenda (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk по́саг (property or payment given at time of marriage) · arz مهر (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh miraz (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sl dota (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cy gwaddol (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sq prikë (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ms hantaran kahwin (property or payment given at time of marriage) · la marītāgium (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cmn 妝奩 /妆奁 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · de Aussteuer (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pdt Brutpriess (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mr हुंडा (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fa مهر (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ko 지참금 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ga spré (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bg при́дан (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk при́дане (property or payment given at time of marriage) · br argouroù (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tl dote (property or payment given at time of marriage) · de Mitgift (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mnc ᡶᡠᡩᡝᡥᡝ ᠵᠠᡴᠠ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tl ubad (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ta வரதட்சணை (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cy agweddi (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sw mahari (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fi myötäjäiset (property or payment given at time of marriage) · be ве́на (property or payment given at time of marriage) · yi נדן (property or payment given at time of marriage) · he נְדוּנְיָה (property or payment given at time of marriage) · vo jigamagivot (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cmn 嫁妝 /嫁妆 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bg зе́стра (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uz sep (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fa جهیز (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tr başlık (property or payment given at time of marriage) · zu ilobolo (property or payment given at time of marriage) · be паса́г (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk випра́ва (property or payment given at time of marriage) · da medgift (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bn পণ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · id harta sesan (property or payment given at time of marriage) · be выпра́ва (property or payment given at time of marriage) · hi दहेज़ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · kmr cihêz (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh vijeno (property or payment given at time of marriage) · hi महर (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cmn 陪嫁 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ur مہر (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ta சீதனம் (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mi tāpākūhā (property or payment given at time of marriage) · el προίκα (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fa جهیزیه (property or payment given at time of marriage) · km ជំនូន (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ja 持参金 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uga 𐎎𐎅𐎗 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · az cehiz (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ceb bugay (property or payment given at time of marriage) · nn medgift (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ar مَهْر (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh женинство (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ru ве́но (property or payment given at time of marriage) · kk жасау (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bn যৌতুক (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ur جہیز (property or payment given at time of marriage) · te వరకట్నం (property or payment given at time of marriage) · orv вѣно (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ru прида́ное (property or payment given at time of marriage) · th สินสอด (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bg чеи́з (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ca dot (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mi pākū(w)hā (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tr çeyiz (property or payment given at time of marriage) · de Brautschatz (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mwr देज (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pa داج (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk прида́не (property or payment given at time of marriage) · kn ವರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mi reperepe (property or payment given at time of marriage) · io doario (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mk приќе (property or payment given at time of marriage) · eo doto (property or payment given at time of marriage) · nl bruidsschat (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk діви́зна (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pox madgit (property or payment given at time of marriage) · st lobola (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh ženinstvo (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tg маҳр (property or payment given at time of marriage) · lb Dott (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uk ви́права (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pl posag (property or payment given at time of marriage) · bg вено́ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mk чеиз (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tl bigay-kaya (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fr dot (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ur دہیز (property or payment given at time of marriage) · hy օժիտ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tg ҷиҳоз (property or payment given at time of marriage) · kmr qelen (property or payment given at time of marriage) · fa جهاز (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ro zestre (property or payment given at time of marriage) · hi दायजा (property or payment given at time of marriage) · mk мираз (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh мираз (property or payment given at time of marriage) · grc προίξ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · io doto (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ga crodh (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cs věno (property or payment given at time of marriage) · gl dote (property or payment given at time of marriage) · my ခန်းဝင်ပစ္စည်း (property or payment given at time of marriage) · et kaasavara (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ml സ്ത്രീധനം (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh вијено (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ko 혼수 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cy argyfrau (property or payment given at time of marriage) · cmn 陪送 (property or payment given at time of marriage) · pa ਦਾਜ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · uz mahr (property or payment given at time of marriage) · te కట్నం (property or payment given at time of marriage) · af lobola (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sk veno (property or payment given at time of marriage) · nb medgift (property or payment given at time of marriage) · lv pūrs (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh прћија (property or payment given at time of marriage) · alt сеп (property or payment given at time of marriage) · ky сеп (property or payment given at time of marriage) · sh prćija (property or payment given at time of marriage) · grc προίξ (property or payment given at time of marriage) · tr drahoma (property or payment given at time of marriage) · la dōs (property or payment given at time of marriage)