Definitions
1.NounPayment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
2.NounPayment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.
3.NounInheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.
4.NounA natural gift or talent.
5.NounA large amount.
6.VerbTo bestow a dowry upon.