Marriage Portion
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That property which is given to a woman on her marriage. See "Dowry."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That property which is given to a woman on her marriage. See Doweb.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Dowry ; a sum of money or other property which is given to or settled on a woman on her marriage. In re Croft, 162 Mass. 22, 37 N. E. 784,
Defined under Marriage in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Dowry;a ura of money or other property which is given to cr settled on awoman on her mar- Tiage.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
Vide Dowry.