n. pl. dow·ries 1. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. 2. A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent. 3. A natural endowment or gift; a talent. [Middle English douerie, from Anglo-Norman douarie, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, dōārium, dōāria, dower; see DOWER.] |
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