dowry
money, goods, or estate that is given by bride's family to the groom at the time of marriage
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dowry
Summary
dowry ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,490 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- dowry is a type of money[2].
- dowry is a type of goods[3].
- dowry's Commons category is recorded as Dowry[4].
- dowry's facet of is recorded as marriage[5].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[10].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
- dowry's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- dowry's different from is recorded as dower[13].
- dowry's different from is recorded as bride price[14].
- dowry's different from is recorded as hope chest[15].
- dowry's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include money[2] and goods[3].
Why It Matters
dowry ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,490 views/month).[1] dowry has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] dowry is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]