dowry
To bestow a dowry uponTo bestow a dowry upon.
» A good name is the best dowry.
Ein guter Name ist die beste Mitgift. — Yorwba
Доброе имя — лучшее приданое. — odexed
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1 sensesTo bestow a dowry upon.
Examples
10 sentencesA good name is the best dowry.
ruДоброе имя — лучшее приданое. — odexed
deEin guter Name ist die beste Mitgift. — Yorwba
A beautiful virgin is half a dowry.
deEine schöne Jungfrau ist eine halbe Mitgift. — carlosalberto
The bride's beauty is half the dowry.
deDie Schönheit der Braut ist die Hälfte der Mitgift. — carlosalberto
A beautiful face is half of the dowry.
ruКрасивое лицо — половина приданого. — odexed
deEin schönes Gesicht ist die Hälfte der Mitgift. — Esperantostern
Benedito used his herd to pay for his daughter's dowry.
Origin
From Middle English dowarye, dowerie, from Anglo-Norman dowarie, douarie, from Old FrenchFrom Middle English dowarye, dowerie, from Anglo-Norman dowarie, douarie, from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dower.
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Forms
dowries, dowrying, dowried, dowriedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.