[ˈdaʊ(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
(e.g: Elizabeth's dowry was to be £45,000 in diamonds)


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting a widow's life interest in her husband's estate): from Anglo-Norman French dowarie, from medieval Latin dotarium (see dower)