to provide a dowry (for)

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• dowry — n. to provide a dowry for * * * [ daʊ(ə)rɪ] to provide a dowry for …   Combinatory dictionary

• DOWRY — (Heb. נְדֻנְיָה), the property a wife brings to her husband at marriage; the Yiddish equivalent, nadn, is from the same root. The custom of nedunyah became clearly defined and institutionalized only in the talmudic period. In biblical times,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Dowry — A dowry (also known as trousseau or tocher or, in Latin, dos) is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage.[1][2] It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride s parents, and dower, which is property… …   Wikipedia

• Dowry law in India — Payment of a dowry, gift often financial, has a long history in many parts of the world. In India, the payment of a dowry was prohibited in 1961 under Indian civil law and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498a of the Indian Penal Code were… …   Wikipedia

• dowry — /dow ree/, n., pl. dowries. 1. Also, dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage. 2. Archaic. a widow s dower. 3. a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc. Also, dowery. [1250 1300; ME dowerie < AF douarie < ML… …   Universalium

• National Commission for Women — The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body for women established in 1992 by Government of India under the provisions of the Indian Constitution,[1] as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act.[2]. The present head of …   Wikipedia

• Asmita Resource Centre for Women — The Asmita Resource Centre for Women is an Indian NGO based in Andhra Pradesh. It works to better the socio economic status of women and communities in India as it strives to build a cadre of young women who are capable, efficient and feminist in …   Wikipedia

• HAKHNASAT KALLAH — (Heb. הַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה; bringing in the bride, i.e., under the wedding canopy), a rabbinic commandment to provide a dowry for brides and to rejoice at their weddings (Maim. Yad., Avelim 14:1). The term is popularly applied to the provision of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Bridal shower — A bridal shower is a gift giving party given for a bride before her wedding. The custom originated in the United States, although the first stories about these events have been known to originate in Brussels, Belgium around 1860. It remains a… …   Wikipedia

• Denis Diderot — Diderot redirects here. For the lunar impact crater, see Diderot (crater). Denis Diderot Diderot by Louis Michel van Loo, 1767 Full name Denis Diderot Born 5 October 1713(17 …   Wikipedia

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