It was a great struggle for my grandfather to gather the large dowry demanded by her husband's family.

"Elite women thus received large dowries which in turn enriched their daughters' marriage possibilities".

No family would pay for her, and her parents couldn't afford a larger dowry.

As in Europe, the eldest daughter was usually granted the largest dowry by her father.

I will have to give her a large dowry to tempt the young men of Rome.

She brought a large dowry of more than £30,000.

She was given a careful education and a large dowry.

A few years later, I learned that a large dowry had been exchanged as part of his wedding.

"You were thinking of my large dowry, more likely."

She brought a very large dowry, but also 5,000 Gothic troops.