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reverse dowries

reverse dowries is the plural of reverse dowry.

Meaning of reverse dowry

Noun

reverse dowry (plural reverse dowries)

  1. A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.
    • This bride-gift, a kind of reverse dowry, indicates that grooms had to compete for relatively few brides.1978, Carol Meyers, “The Roots of Restriction: Women in Early Israel”, in The Biblical Archaeologist, volume 41, number 3, page 98
    Synonyms:
    bride price, dower, dowry
    Antonyms:
    dowry

Questions about reverse dowries

What is reverse dowries the plural of?
Reverse dowries is the plural of reverse dowry.

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