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dow⋅er⋅y
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ə
ri
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ˈdaʊ
ri
/
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-ree
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–noun,
plural
-er⋅ies.
dowry.
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dow⋅ry
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ˈdaʊ
ri
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dou
-ree
]
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–noun,
plural
-ries.
1.
Also,
dower.
the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
2.
Archaic
.
a widow's dower.
3.
a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc.
Also,
dowery.
Origin:
1250–1300;
ME
dowerie
< AF
douarie
< ML
dōtārium.
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