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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or other presents, upon the woman.
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- noun The ancient
custom ofbetrothing by thebestowal , on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, such as money or rings, upon the woman.
Etymologies
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sub- + Latin arra, arrha, earnest money. See earnest a pledge.
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