dowry

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdaʊəɹi/

Noun

countable uncountable uncommon obsolete

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. / (less common) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.

Japanese Meaning

持参金 ― 花嫁側の家族が、結婚の際に新郎または新郎側の家族に対して提供する金銭や財産。 / （少ない意味）嫁取り金 ― 新郎側または新郎の家族が、結婚の際に花嫁側の家族に支払う金銭や財産（bride price）。

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The groom insisted on returning the dowry to show that their marriage was based on equality.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

新郎は、結婚が対等なものであることを示すために持参金を返すことを主張した。

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Sense（2）

(less common) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.

The family of the groom makes sure the new couple has a house to live in and land to cultivate; they will also pay for the dowry (crucial, for without dowry the new father has no rights over his children; Trouwborst 1962: 136ff.)

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Sense（3）

(obsolete) Dower.

Sense（4）

A natural gift or talent.

dowries

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