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
This was in addition to 100,000 crowns given out of the Civil List as a marriage portion to the Princess.
From The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick by Bradlaugh, Charles
She could see how differently he acted from her own parents, to whose careful, saving habits she owed her marriage portion.
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
The important town of Asti, with an immense marriage portion in money, was bestowed by Giovanni-Galeazzo on his daughter.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
Your skill in wood carving is as good as a marriage portion.
From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
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