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ALL meanings of dower

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  • abbreviation DOWER dowry 1
  • transitive verb dower furnish with a dowry, endower 1
  • noun dower A widow‘s share for life of her husband’s estate. 1
  • noun dower Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime. 1
  • noun dower dowry (def 1). 1
  • noun dower a natural gift or endowment. 1
  • verb with object dower to provide with a dower or dowry. 1
  • verb with object dower to give as a dower or dowry. 1
  • noun dower (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate. 0
  • noun dower (law) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage. 0
  • noun dower (Obsolete (No longer in use)) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. 0
  • verb dower To give a dower or dowry. 0
  • verb dower To endow. 0
  • noun dower the life interest in a part of her husband's estate allotted to a widow by law 0
  • noun dower a natural gift or talent 0
  • verb dower to endow 0
  • noun dower that part of a man's property which his widow inherits for life 0
  • noun dower a dowry 0
  • noun dower a natural talent, gift, or endowment 0
  • verb transitive dower to give a dower to 0
  • verb transitive dower to endow (with) 0
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