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marriage portion EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun dowry. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marriage portion First recorded in 1760–70 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marriage portion Historical Examples of marriage portion
I have no marriage-portion, I who am an orphan living with the sister of my mother’s cousin.
Eleanor M. Ingram
Besides, it was as much as the marriage-portion of six princesses of Wirtemberg.
Marie Hay
That is the mantle, covering my bed, and I have kept the money for my marriage-portion.
Various
Her mother puts half the money she earns in the bank for her marriage-portion.
Amanda M. Douglas
In the alliance which you are proposing, you know the figure, so to speak of my marriage-portion.
Maurice Leblanc
