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dowry <-ies> [ˈdaʊərɪ] N

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In the early colonial period, married daughters receiving a large dowry would refuse to accept a further inheritance after the death of their father.
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It has also weekly reading material relating to dowry victims.
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Her father gave her the then staggering sum of 100,000 as a dowry, plus an annual allowance of 28,000.
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A dowry is the property or money that a wife (or wife's family) brings to her husband upon marriage.
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Women are not always the only primary victims of dowry deaths.
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Each family paid a dowry at their daughter's admission to the monastery.
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The dowry was a contribution made by the wifes family to the husband to cover the expenses of the household.
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If the man was at fault, he then lost the right to get back his dowry.
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A functional "naginata" was often a traditional part of a "samurai" daughter's dowry.
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He also gave my daughters the dowries a father provides.
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