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Definition of tocher in English: tochernoun ˈtɒxə Northern English, Scottish archaic A dowry. Example sentencesExamples - It appears irreconcileable to justice, that the offending wife should be punished with the loss of her tocher, which is generally her all.
- The marriage took place at Woodstock on 5 September 1186; Henry II paid for the four days of festivities and returned Edinburgh Castle as part of the bride's tocher.
- Here's a tocher for ye, and whan ye marry far away, ye' think of yere grand-uncle, though ye never saw him but once.
- Her tocher was a mere thirty chalders of victual from the Oliphant estates.
- Stewart's impressive rise to political prominence began soon after his marriage to Lady Katherine, a match which brought 20,000 merks scots in tocher.
Synonyms marriage settlement, portion, marriage portion
Origin Late 15th century: from Irish tochra, Scottish Gaelic tochradh. |