Sentence examples for dowry it from inspiring English sources

The grander the family, the larger the dowry it was expected to give away with each of its daughters and so the fewer daughters it produced.

Before, he said, a bride's family would give the bridegroom whatever it could afford as dowry; it was seen as a gift.

"When I get this dowry it's a way to support the other siblings.

Thus, although livestock is gained through dowry, it is also lost as bride price.

Similarly, although Matilda was granted a number of Normandy castles as part of her dowry, it was not specified when the couple would actually take possession of them.

Bearing a child was seen as important, particularly if it was a love marriage, and with no dowry paid, it was hoped the birth of the child would bridge any tensions with in-laws and bring more support from other family members in the household.

"So whether it is the dowry law, whether it's domestic violence, whether it's cruelty, courts are giving favorable things more in cases of ladies".

Second, because the new company is so exposed, it will depend on a dowry from its rich parent: so how much?

It was a love match, to be sure, but a generous dowry came with it, assuring Albert of a lifetime art allowance.

Charles II obtained Bombay in 1661, as part of his Portuguese queen's marriage dowry, and awarded it to the company.

"Our guess is that a lot of these deaths are due to the dowry phenomenon, but it just doesn't get reported that way," said Siwan Anderson, an associate professor of economics at the University of British Columbia and an author of the studies.