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dower

/'daʊər/

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noun
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
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dowery dowry portion

type of:
gift
verb
furnish with an endowment
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"When she got married, she got dowered"

Similar:

endow

type of:
give present gift
noun
a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
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type of:
life estate estate for life

Examples of dower

"When she got married, she got dowered"