How is a dowery officially used? A dowery is payment to cover wedding expenses. A dowery is payment to the groom from the bride's family at the marriage. ... A dowery is a property exchange needed before marriage would be acknowledged in public.
A dowry was a way to put a price on a woman, her intelligence, prestige, beauty, and hierarchy when a man wanted to marry her, but instead of using money as payment it was something more along the lines of farm animals. So basically it was like a trade system almost. Once the man paid however much the father and soon to be husband agreed upon the woman was his to marry.
The journey from Africa to the West Indies or North America Usually took about two months. However, the journey would take longer due to vagaries of bad weather that made navigation challenging
This is a metaphor to be good to those in power. That means respect your government, teachers, and parents, despite your personal beliefs. I'm guessing a pastor would be most likely to quote this passage.
