bridewain
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Example:Although she was dowerless, the young woman still had a modest dowry-chest prepared for her wedding.
Definition:Without a dowry; a term opposite to what the bridewain symbolizes.
From dowerless
Example:The poor woman came to the wedding bare, with no bridewain of her own.
Definition:Lacking significant possessions, in contrast to the wealth a bridewain could represent.
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