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Meaning of 'dower' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dower [ n.]
- That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
- The property with which a woman is endowed
- That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
- 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.

Meaning of 'dower' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dower [ v]
Meaning (1):
- furnish with an endowment
Example in sentence:
  • When she got married, she got dowered

Nearby Words:

dow dowable dowager dowagerism dowcet dowdies dowdy dowdyish dowel doweled

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