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Marriage portion

GCSE English Literature · key term

Marriage portion

Definition

The money or property a woman brings to marriage. Collins describes Elizabeth’s small marriage fortune as her ‘portion’.

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AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702

Paper 1

Revise: Women and gender

AQA English Literature past papers

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Marriage portion — AQA GCSE English Literature Definition