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dower

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1. dower - Noun

2. dower - Verb

3. Dower - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When she got married, she got dowered Source: Internet

Mme de Balzac's dower house in Paris VIII Balzac has also influenced popular culture. Source: Internet

All right and equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, homestead and dower, are expressly waived in the said Deed of Trust. Source: Internet

That Isabella flouted its authority moved the council to confiscate her dower lands and to stop the payment of her pension. Source: Internet

In all these cases, the father might dower her. Source: Internet

It may also be noted that both the dower and the ketubah amounts served the same purpose: the protection for the wife should her support cease, either by death or divorce. Source: Internet

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