dowries

That afforded me some generous dowries from the suitors.

365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008

The men who carry out 'honour killings,' or murder young brides over their dowries are also part of a rearguard action that wants to deny women the right to be equal.

Archive 2009-12-01 2009

Many libraries are now entering into these marriages asking for "dowries," funding processing, preservation work, and other costs that relate to maintaining the collections.

Love, Marriage, and Divorce, Library-style. Lynne M Thomas 2008

Many libraries are now entering into these marriages asking for "dowries," funding processing, preservation work, and other costs that relate to maintaining the collections.

Archive 2008-04-29 Lynne M Thomas 2008

"The Danish Gift" presents Danish design via products and designers as well as design firm King & Miranda's proposals for Danish design "dowries" for seven fictitious women, all well-known from Danish films.

Time Off Europe Calendar 2007

They took the excess daughters of the wealthy cheaper than marrying them off, and these women brought 'dowries' with them to the convent which included plenty of chickens.

Archive 2006-01-01 2006

They took the excess daughters of the wealthy cheaper than marrying them off, and these women brought 'dowries' with them to the convent which included plenty of chickens.

Custard Tarts 2006

Property usually concerns families: the Roman law carefully regulated problems of marriage, such as dowries, the rights of women and children, wills, and inheritances.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas GAINES POST 1968

A scheme of "dowries" for diploma holders would obviously be the simplest thing in the world.

Mankind in the Making 1906

There were sons-in-law that made bad investments, others that played ducks and drakes with the Achun dowries.

Chun Ah Chun 2010