小こ袖そで料りょう

noun

betrothal money given from man to woman

Historical term for a monetary gift given by a man to a woman upon engagement, akin to a betrothal payment. Rare in modern usage; primarily encountered in historical or literary contexts. Compare with 御袴料 (おんはかまりょう), a similar historical betrothal gift.

See also: 御袴料

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、結ゆい納のうの際さいに小こ袖そで料りょうとして金きん品ぴんが贈おくられることがあった。

  In the Edo period, money or goods were sometimes given as kosoderyō at the time of betrothal.