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DiscussA dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. The opposite - property given to the bride by the groom - is called dower or mahr. Normally the bride would be entitled to her dowry in the event of her widowhood, prior to the evolution of her dower rights. The terms "dowry" and "dower" are therefore sometimes confused.
The dowry does not describe a bride price, which is in contrast money or goods paid by the prospective groom to the bride's parents in exchange for her hand in marriage. It should also be distinguished from sowry, which is the money obtained by a wife by filing false dowry case against the husband and his relatives.
