Concept information
Preferred term
dowry customs
Definition
- Dowry encompasses the money, goods, and property that one spouse brings to another just before or at the time of marriage. More often than not, the bride is the one who brings a dowry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Dowry Customs]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/dowry_customs
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