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Quotation dates: 1497-1617
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Drowry, Droury, n.2 Also: drewrie, dreurie. [Alteration of Dowry, after Drowry,n.1]
1. A dowry. a1500 Bk. Chess 1093.
The nynt law was that pur barnis suld be Weddit but gud or ony sic drowrye 1497 Acts Lords of Council II. 44.
In part of payment of jc markis aucht to the sade Cuthbert because of drowry 1503 Acts II. 240/1.
Our souerane lord … confirmit … the qwenis drowry & morwyngift 1513 Doug. iv. iii. 28 (Sm.).
[To] suffir Tirianis, and all Libie land, Be gyf in drowry to thi son in hand 1513 Ib. xi. vii. 182.
Gif … this hald ryall Suld be thy drowry, and rich gift dotall 1533 Boece x. xvii. 397 b.
The emprioure syne to Rollo … gaif ane parte of Gallia … in name of drowry and tochir with his douchtir 1560 Wemyss Chart. 296.
[The sums promised to them for] toucher gud, and drowrye 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 171.
To procuire ane stay of the queine of Scottis revenous [= revenues] growing in France, vpoun hir drewrie [v.r. dreurie] 1569-73 Ib. 174.
The gold … was thocht to be the thing the queine mycht furneis of hir drewrie of France a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 126.
Be permissioun of the Queyne of Scotland … he obtenit a haill yeiris proffet of her drowrie
2. A donation or gift. 1513 Doug. i. vii. 53 (Sm.).
The Sydonas Dido Begouth to bigg a prowde temple of Juno, With drowreis seir and giftis of riches 1513 Ib. iii. vii. 30.
A prowde tawbert, … of hir nedill werk And wovin drowreis furneist
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