English Dictionary

marriage-portion

名詞

A dowry, either paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family, or by the groom's family to the bride or her family, at the time of marriage.

日本語の意味

結婚時に、新婦側の家族が新郎側またはその家族へ、または新郎側の家族が新婦側またはその家族へ支払う持参金。 / 婚礼に伴い、家族間で交わされる金銭や贈り物など、嫁入りに関連する贈与。

They argued for hours over how to divide the marriage-portion before the wedding.

結婚式の前に、持参金をどう分けるかで彼らは何時間も議論した。

意味（1）

A dowry, either paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family, or by the groom's family to the bride or her family, at the time of marriage.

Minora gained by the visit—a marriage-portion, which made her lover's father as polite to the heiress as he had been cold to the beauty. He had negatived the features which his son had most eloquently pleaded; but he had nothing to say against the pistoles.

marriage-portions （ plural ）