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A dowry (or marriage portion) is a payment such as land, property, money, livestock, or a commercial asset that is paid by the bride's (woman's) family to the groom (man) or his family at the time of marriage.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowry | is a | wealth transferred from the bride | 0.90 | text |
| Dowry | is a | ancient custom that is mentioned in some of the earliest writings | 0.90 | text |
| Dowry | is a | transfer of parental property to a daughter at her marriage | 0.90 | text |
| Dowry | is a | form of inheritance found in the broad swath of Eurasian societies from Japan to Ireland that practice | 0.90 | text |
| Dowry | is a | form of female inheritance of male property | 0.90 | text |
| Dowry | is a | payment of cash or gifts from the bride's family to the bridegroom's family upon arranged marriage | 0.90 | text |
| land | instance of | is a payment | 0.80 | text |
| property | instance of | is a payment | 0.80 | text |
| money | instance of | is a payment | 0.80 | text |
| livestock | instance of | is a payment | 0.80 | text |
| or a commercial asset that is paid by the bride's | instance of | is a payment | 0.80 | text |
| linens | instance of | and therefore might include furnishings | 0.80 | text |
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