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Dower

//ˈdaʊ.əɹ// name, noun, verb

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Noun

1
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
2
Alternative spelling of dougher. alt-of, alternative
3
a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband wordnet
4
Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
"[…] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […]"
5
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage wordnet

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6
That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. obsolete
"How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!"

Verb

1
To give a dower or dowry to. transitive
"He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth."
2
furnish with an endowment wordnet
3
To endow. transitive
"It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws."

Etymology 1

From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dowry.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dowry.

Etymology 3

From Middle English dower, equivalent to dough + -er

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