dowry
noun
dow·ry ˈdau̇(-ə)-rē
plural dowries
1
law : the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
cultures in which marriage rarely occurs without dowry or bride-price
2
: a natural talent or gift
Beauty should be the dowry of every man and woman, as invariably as sensation; but it is rare.—Ralph Waldo Emerson
3
archaic, law : dower sense 1
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