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dowry /ˈdaʊ(ə)ri/
▶noun (pl. dowries) property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
– origin ME (denoting a widow's life interest in her husband's estate): from Anglo-Norman Fr. dowarie, from med. L. dotarium (see dower).
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