marriage portion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marriage portion
First recorded in 1760–70
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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 Ernest W. Hornung
I know that your marriage portion was squandered the first year, but Mr. Darcy left you ten thousand dollars at his death.
From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by May Agnes Fleming
He it was who suggested to Governor King the first idea of establishing the “Female Orphan Asylum,” and proposed attaching one hundred acres of land as a marriage portion for the children.
From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Richard Cobbold
My lassie’s marriage portion is twenty thousand pounds on the day she becomes your wife, and she’ll have more than double that when the doctor kills me some day, as I am sure he will.”
From One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn
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