transitive. To give a dowry to (a woman) (obsolete).
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [verb (transitive)] > give as dowry > give dowry to (11) endow1528–30 transitive. To give a dowry to (a woman) (obsolete). dote1560 transitive. To provide (a bride) with a dowry. Cf. dote, n.2 1, dot, v.2 tochera1578 transitive. To furnish with a tocher; to dower. dowry1588 transitive. To give a dowry to. endower1606 transitive. To dower (a woman); also figurative. dowera1616 transitive. To give a dowry to; to endow. indotate1647 transitive. To dower. portion1836 transitive. To settle goods or property on, endow; (sometimes) spec. to give a dowry or dower to; to marry off with a dowry. Also figurative. fortune1838 To endow with wealth or a fortune; to dower. (rare: cf. fortuned, adj.) Also, to fortune offor out: to get (a daughter) off one's hands by… dot1887 transitive. To provide (a bride) with a dowry. Cf. dot, n.2 Subcategories:— get daughter off hands by dowering (1) |
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