持じ参さん金きん

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Meanings

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noun

dowry

Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.

彼かの女じょは多た額がくの持じ参さん金きんを持もって嫁とついだ。

She married with a large dowry.

持じ参さん

+金きん

Etymology

Compound of 持参 (bringing, carrying) and 金 (money). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes money brought along at marriage.