tochradh

tochradh
tochar, tochradh
dowry, Irish tochar, Middle Irish tocra, (acc.); cf. Old Irish tochur, placing, from cuir, put. The idea is "something assigned to one". Hence Scottish tocher.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • Tocher — Toch er, n. [Gael. tochradh.] Dowry brought by a bride to her husband. [Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   Universalium

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