All 3 Uses of
dowry
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- There was the vital matter of two dowries.
p. 239.3 *dowries = money or property given by a woman's family to the husband at marriage
- But Mercy had never given a thought to a dowry.
p. 239.5
- Why did she need a dowry, she argued practically, when she was really not leaving home at all?
p. 239.7
Definition:
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
or less formally: money or property a bride brings to a marriage