Both Uses of
dowry
in
Man And Superman
- He leaves Tavy a dowry for his sister and five thousand for himself.†
Chpt 1 *
- Photography, reproduced by the half-tone process, has made me familiar with the appearance of the daughters of the English peerage; and I can honestly say that I would have sold the lot, faces, dowries, clothes, titles, and all, for a smile from this woman.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(dowry) in some societies, money or property given by a woman's family to the husband at marriage
or less formally: money or property a bride brings to a marriage