Sentences with 'dowry'
Example sentences and phrases with the word dowry and other words derived from it.
• « Legally, women in the Middle Ages could inherit and own property independently, and in most cases retained control of the dowry brought into the marriage. »
• « Realising that their chances of inheriting a large farm or receiving a substantial dowry were remote, these teenagers sought other employment opportunities, often at the behest of their fathers. »