Dower

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The part or interest of a deceased man's real estate allotted by law to his widow for her lifetime. Also called dowry.
  • n. See dowry.
  • n. A natural endowment or gift; a dowry.
  • v. To give a dower to; endow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. that part of a deceased's property provided to his widow
  • n. property given by a man to his wife at marriage.
  • n. dowry
  • v. to give a dower or dowry
  • v. to endow
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
  • n. The property with which a woman is endowed.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See dougher.
  • n. The property which a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dowry.
  • n. In law, the portion which the law allows to a widow for her life out of the real property in which her deceased husband held an estate of inheritance.
  • n. One's portion of natural gifts; personal endowment.
  • To furnish with dower; portion; endow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. furnish with an endowment
  • n. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
  • n. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
  • Verb Form
    dowered    dowering    dowers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    endowment    gift    dowry    dot    tocher    portion    endow   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bour    dour    flour    hour    jour    lour    our    scour    sour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dowry    birthright    raiment    recompense    inheritance    bequest    pageantry    repast    endowment    vestments