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Dowries
noun
Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
noun
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
2.
noun
Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
3.
noun
Dower.
4.
noun
A natural gift or talent.
Synonyms
dots
endowments
qualities
skills
talents
lobola
breadwinners
husbands
bridegrooms
pittances
usurer
wives
Antonyms
bride price
dower
Rhymes With
cowries
maoris
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