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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A dowry, either paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family, or by the groom's family to the bride or her family, at the time of marriage..
Minora gained by the visit—a marriage-portion, which made her lover's father as polite to the heiress as he had been cold to the beauty. He had negatived the features which his son had most eloquently pleaded; but he had nothing to say against the pistoles.
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Marriage-portion means A dowry, either paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family, or by the groom's family to the bride or her family, at the time of marriage..
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Minora gained by the visit—a marriage-portion, which made her lover's father as polite to the heiress as he had been cold to the beauty. He had negatived the features which his son had most eloquently pleaded; but he had nothing to say against the pistoles.
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