Sentence:  Certain it is that out of the lavish <WSD>pin-money</WSD> which her father gave her as a free gift from time to time, she only doled out a meagre allowance to her husband. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use. (from 16th c.)