What is "dower" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does dower mean in English? Meaning of dower definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "dower" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "dower": money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Noun

  • Meaning: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
  • Synonyms: dower dowery dowry portion
  • Hypernyms: gift
  • Pronunciation in US: [ˈdaʊ.ɚ]

    Pronunciation in UK: [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)]

    Meaning of "dower": furnish with an endowment

    Verb

  • Meaning: furnish with an endowment
  • Example: When she got married, she got dowered
  • Synonyms: dower endow
  • Hyponyms: benefice
  • Hypernyms: gift give present
  • Pronunciation in US: [ˈdaʊ.ɚ]

    Pronunciation in UK: [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)]

    Meaning of "dower": a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

    Noun

  • Meaning: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
  • Synonyms: dower
  • Hypernyms: estate for life life estate
  • Pronunciation in US: [ˈdaʊ.ɚ]

    Pronunciation in UK: [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)]

    Synonyms:

    endowment, skill, talent, gift, dowry, endue, gift, grant, give, award, bestow, present,

    Antonyms:

    loss, inability, weakness, incapacity, refuse, refrain, withhold, take,

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