dowery

She was fairly plain, but her father was wealthy, and a huge dowery had come with her

WHEN THE HEAVENS FALL GILBERT MORRIS 2010

In other words Israel holdson to the dowery (the land) but has chosen not to get married and has kept theproposed bride in the basement for forty years.

OpEdNews - Diary: "Israel disputes this" no it doesn't 2009

I think girls and women have sexualized from the beginning of time, if you view the history of woman as property and a woman was only as good as her virginity and her dowery.

Desperate Feminist Housewife Moms Rule The World! | Her Bad Mother 2007

Although Louise is beautiful and shy, she has a limp and no dowery, which makes her prospects of marriage dismal.

Archive 2009-04-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

Caledonia, at any term within that flourishing period, their dowery of ruined villages.

Saint Ronan's Well 2008

I think girls and women have sexualized from the beginning of time, if you view the history of woman as property and a woman was only as good as her virginity and her dowery.

Desperate Feminist Housewife Moms Rule The World! 2007

He had not married her nor paid dowery for her in marriage.

Is that Jerry Falwell Calling for the Carpet Bombing Of Gaza? 2007

They were economic deals the parents worked out for the dowery and the chance to have grandkids.

03/17/2005 2005

That, of course, would include the cultures, past and present, where the traditions of marriage include polygamy (Hello Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. and Mrs. and Mrs. Saud), arranged childhood marriages, impoverishing dowery payments, etc., etc., etc.

Oh so pure... 2004

That, of course, would include the cultures, past and present, where the traditions of marriage include polygamy (Hello Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. and Mrs. and Mrs. Saud), arranged childhood marriages, impoverishing dowery payments, etc., etc., etc.

Maybe counselling would help... 2004