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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dowry \Dow"ry\, n.; pl {Dowries}. [Contr. from dowery; cf LL dotarium See {Dower}.] 1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] --Spenser. 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. 3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See {Dower}. Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give . . .; but give me the damsel to wife. --Gen. xxxiv 12.
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