a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family
transitive verb
2.
to provide with a dowry
Word origin
[1490–1500; ‹ ScotGael tochradh; cf. MIr tochra payment made to the bride or bride's father by the groom]This word is first recorded in the period 1490–1500. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bulldog, clash, modern, odds, passport