dowry
Pronunciation:
/ˈdaʊəɹi//ˈdaʊɹi/noun
Definitions
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
Dower.
A natural gift or talent.
verb
Definitions
To bestow a dowry upon.
Example: 1999, Judith Everard, Michael C. E. Jones, Charters Duchess Constance Br, Page xvi