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oftentime (iou) and dowry (iou)


oftentime (iou)



oftentime adverb. Now arch. rare. LME.
[Extended from OFT-TIME, after OFTEN.]
= OFTEN adverb.

dowry (iou)



dowry noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman dowarie = Old & mod. French douaire DOWER.]
= DOWER noun 1. ME-M19.
Property or money brought by a bride to her husband; the portion given with the bride. LME.
A present made by a man to the father of his prospective bride as a condition of her being allowed to marry. Formerly, a present given by one spouse to the Other. LME.
= DOWER noun 3. LME.
The property or endowment of a church. LME-L15.
dowryless adjective E20.