Yiddish, Ashk. Heb., Eng. /teuh nah"yim, -naw"-/ ; Seph. Heb. /teuh nah eem"/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) Judaism.
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
[ lit., agreements ]