[ˈaras]
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese arras, attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century. From Latin arrhas (“down payment”).
- feminine, historical, plural, plural-onlydowry: money and properties the groom granted the bride when marrying
“Ano de oytenta e quatro, a oyto dias de agosto, ena Rúa Nova da çibdad d'Ourense, Fernán de Moure, mercador, e sua muller Lionor Gonçalues e seu fillo Afonso de Moure, que todos tres estaban presentes” — Year the eighty-four, eight days of August, in the Rúa Nova [New Street] of the city of Ourense, Fernán de Moure, merchant, and his wife Leonor González and their son Afonso de Moure, all the three pr
- feminine, plural, plural-onlya set of thirteen coins that the groom handles the bride during a Catholic wedding
Fonte: Wikcionario