A structured economic contract wherein assets are transferred from the bride's family to the groom or the couple, governed by legal or customary parameters that persist the transfer conditional upon the marriage's duration or dissolution, ensuring economic security for the wife and her offspring.
Accepted ontology entry
dowry
A structured economic contract wherein assets are transferred from the bride's family to the groom or the couple, governed by legal or customary parameters that persist the transfer conditional upon the marriage's duration or dissolution,…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A wealth transfer framework constructed to persist marital stability and alliance security by binding pre-marital assets to the wife's lineage or control.
Names and aliases
- dowryen · CANONICAL
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TESTED: dowry IS A SPECIFIC KIND of custom — a culturally established practice of transferring assets at marriage. It persists through customary law and social practice. A competent speaker would call dowry 'a custom'. Direction: dowry → custom.
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Dowry IS a specific kind of tradition — a culturally transmitted practice where property or money is transferred on marriage. A competent speaker would call dowry a tradition. Files against the nearest kind per Law 9.
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- Created
- Jul 27, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC
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