Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
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Examples for "portion"
Examples for "portion"
1The next portion involves risk by building businesses and hiring good people.
2Well, let me go back to the second portion of my question.
3Single-family homes account for a large portion of the home resale market.
4Air conditioning is a major portion of peak energy use, he said.
5The contractile vacuole is in the anterior neck-like portion of the body.
1In the meanwhile, the servants had carried the dowry to the wagon.
2But my father promised he'd make sure my dowry was well protected.
3With her dowry William expanded his business and acquired a second shop.
4On the condition that I-thatI fix the amount of the dowry.
5For those reasons, he is prepared to overlook your lack of dowry.
1With the exception of certain dower rights the whole vests in yourself.
2That her dower was anywhere near three thousand dollars was exceedingly doubtful.
3A wife who remarried or bore a child lost her dower land.
4When we have succeeded, we will give his daughter a handsome dower.
5There was, however, no lack of candidates for Mary's hand and dower.
1Farewell, Kathi; now that you have a dowery, you will speedily find a husband.