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DOWRY (in Anglo-Fr. dowarie, O. Fr. douaire, Med. Lat. dotaria, from Lat. dos; from root of dare, to give; in Fr. dot)

DOWRY (in Anglo-Fr. dowarie, O. Fr. douaire, Med. See also:
LAT
Lat. dotaria, from Lat. dos; from See also:
ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
root of dare, to give; in Fr. dot) , the See also:

PROPERTY

property which a woman brings with her at her See also:

MARRIAGE

marriage, a wife's marriage portion (see See also:

SETTLEMENT) .

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