- marriage portion
- The same as the "dot" of the French. The property which a woman brings to her husband upon her marriage. Croft, Petitioner, 162 Mass 22, 27, 37 NE 784.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
marriage portion
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marriage portion — n. DOWRY … English World dictionary
marriage-portion — marrˈiage portion noun A dowry • • • Main Entry: ↑marriage … Useful english dictionary
marriage portion — dowry. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
marriage portion — dowry, bride price … English contemporary dictionary
marriage portion — /ˈmærɪdʒ pɔʃən/ (say marij pawshuhn) noun → dowry …
marriage portion — noun : dower … Useful english dictionary
marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… … Black's law dictionary
marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… … Black's law dictionary
portion — Synonyms and related words: Friday, Friday the thirteenth, adjunct, administer, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, allowance, amount, antepast, appanage, appointed lot, apportion, apportionment, assign, assignment, astral influences,… … Moby Thesaurus
portion — noun 1》 a part or share. ↘an amount of food suitable for or served to one person. ↘Law the part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir. 2》 archaic a person s destiny or lot. 3》 (also marriage portion) archaic a dowry … English new terms dictionary
