But a house would have to be provided, rations put by, money spent on the customary gift.

Tie, wallet, belt, after-shave - the customary gifts - imply that Dad is something of an accessory.

"And we beg the privilege of provisions, and the customary gifts of manna."

The tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day.

She has been lobbying to change British law to allow Islamic women who divorce still to collect a customary gift from groom to bride not now recognized in Britain.

This the Emperor freely granted at the time, and to this day that race receives its customary gifts from the Roman Emperor.

He says that flowers are a customary gift for the ill or diseased.

At that time, sterling baby cups had already been a customary gift for decades, conferring a blessing for a genteel future.

The customary gifts of fish in crust prevailed in 1530, when the prior of Llanthony, Gloucester, baked eels and carp into a pie for Henry VIII.

A lady-in-waiting brought the customary gifts for his services, a woman's cloak, white and of grand proportions, and a set of robes as well.