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Origin of marriage portion First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby marriage portion marriage bureau, marriage encounter, marriage equality, marriage guidance, marriage of convenience, marriage portion , married, married print, Marriner, marron, marrons glacés
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Example sentences from the Web for marriage portion Sultan of Pontiana, he would cede his kingdom and large diamond as a marriage-portion: the parties yet remain single.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido | Henry Keppel
The Countess Scarabelli,” said my friend, “brought it to her husband as her marriage-portion.
The Diary of a Man of Fifty | Henry James
This money will give my sister a marriage-portion, and possibly influence Doctor Prescott to favor his son's choice.
Jerome, A Poor Man | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Besides, it was as much as the marriage-portion of six princesses of Wirtemberg.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
“Not so bad a marriage-portion for a private soldier,” I told her, laughing, as I passed it through the bars.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
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