marriage portion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marriage portion
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Father, however, has reached the mental age where he cannot let them go, especially when a substantial marriage portion goes with each one.
From Time Magazine Archive
So she had won his heart when he met her in the country, the beauty of a small military station, a doctor's daughter, well born, but dowerless, bringing beauty alone as her marriage portion.
From The Oyster by Peer
"And I suppose, then, you want me to consent to your marrying a man who expects me to advance sufficient money as your marriage portion to enable him to support his wife?"
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
His wife's marriage portion and a little heritage from my father formed a small capital, which he had known how to increase.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
He had married Claudine Boichon, the daughter of a goldsmith who expected to give his daughter a marriage portion, but was unable from loss of property.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah K.
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