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dower
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dower
n.
dowry; bride price, sum paid by the groom to the bride's family; widow's inheritance
v.
endow, give a dowry to
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Dower
Dower (, donatio propter nuptias, Byzantine: ὑπόβολον hypobolon; , , ) is a provision accorded by law, but traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support in the event that she should survive her husband (i.e., become a widow). It was settled on the bride by agreement at the time of the wedding, or provided by law. ("Settled" here refers to a gift into trust.)
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dower
Noun
1. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
(synonym) dowry, dowery
(hypernym) gift
(derivation) endow
2. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
(hypernym) life estate, estate for life
(derivation) endow
Verb
1. furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"
(synonym) endow
(hypernym) give, gift, present
(hyponym) benefice
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Dower
(n.)
The property with which a woman is endowed
The property with which a woman is endowed
(n.)
That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
(n.)
That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
(n.)
That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband.
That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband.
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