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
And Nan," said he, "might have ten thousand pounds for her marriage portion.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.
On his return from the wars he married a country girl, who brought him as a marriage portion a large number of pious books.
From Comfort Found in Good Old Books by Fitch, George Hamlin
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
He was picked up next day in Hare Island Sound, drifting seaward in the boat whose "share" had formed the marriage portion of Mrs. Peter Cadogan.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
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