tocher

tocher
/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; < ScotGael tochradh; cf. MIr tochra payment made to the bride or bride's father by the groom]

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