TOCHER


Meaning of TOCHER in English

/tokh"euhr/ , Scot. and North Eng.

n.

1. a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.

v.t.

2. to provide with a dowry.

[ 1490-1500; tochradh; cf. MIr tochra payment made to the bride or bride's father by the groom ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .