All 7 Uses of
dowry
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- I cannot tell; but I had as lief take her dowry with this condition: to be whipp'd at the high cross every morning.†
Scene 1.1
- Here is a gentleman whom by chance I met, Upon agreement from us to his liking, Will undertake to woo curst Katherine; Yea, and to marry her, if her dowry please.†
Scene 1.2
- Then tell me, if I get your daughter's love,
What dowry shall I have with her to wife?Scene 2.1 *dowry = money or property given by a woman's family to the husband at marriage (a cultural custom in that time and place)
- And, for that dowry, I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, In all my lands and leases whatsoever.†
Scene 2.1
- Marry, so I mean, sweet Katherine, in thy bed; And therefore, setting all this chat aside, Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented That you shall be my wife your dowry 'greed on; And will you, nill you, I will marry you.†
Scene 2.1
- Wonder not, Nor be not griev'd: she is of good esteem, Her dowry wealthy, and of worthy birth; Beside, so qualified as may beseem The spouse of any noble gentleman.†
Scene 4.5
- The wager thou hast won; and I will add Unto their losses twenty thousand crowns; Another dowry to another daughter, For she is chang'd, as she had never been.†
Scene 5.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, in some societies, a dowry may be given by a husband to his new wife. It can also refer to money paid upon entry to a monastic order.