bridewealth
bridewealth noun: synonym of bride price.
Noun
bridewealth (plural bridewealths)
- Synonym of bride price.
- Textiles on Sumba are both clothing and the currency of traditional ceremonial exchange: Many fine folded cloths must be presented at each marriage as part of a counterpayment for a bridewealth paid in horses, buffalo, and gold, and at each funeral as a sign of mourning and later also a...2008, Jan Mrázek, Morgan Pitelka, What's the Use of Art?: Asian Visual and Material Culture in Context, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- bride price
Synonyms of bridewealth
Forms of bridewealth
| plural | bridewealths |
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Origin of bridewealth
From bride + wealth.
Questions about bridewealth
- What does bridewealth mean?
- Bridewealth means synonym of bride price.
- What part of speech is bridewealth?
- Bridewealth is a noun.
- What is the plural of bridewealth?
- The plural of bridewealth is bridewealths.
Words near bridewealth in the dictionary
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