dowry
dowry (dow-ree).Archaic. The money, goods, or property that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. — Also termed marriage portion; maritagium (mair-[ schwa]-tay-jee-[schwa]m); maritage (mair-i-tij). [Cases: Dower and Curtesy 10. C.J.S. Dower §§ 10, 12–17, 140.]