Associations to the word «Dower»
Noun
- Dowry
- Widow
- Dowager
- Bridegroom
- Bride
- Inheritance
- Chastity
- Groom
- Lieu
- Manor
- Pitchfork
- Estate
- Cookie
- Marriage
- Martha
- Tenement
- Writ
- Heir
- Divorce
- Cecilia
- Franc
- Maud
- Husband
- Cleopatra
- Isabella
- Vernon
- Heiress
- Prowess
- Gift
- Slave
- Mortgage
- Land
- Wife
- Isabel
- Margaret
- Negroes
- Creditor
- Natalie
- Girl
- Laura
- Flock
- Married
- Lordship
- Normandy
- Christina
- Countess
- Duchess
- Chest
- Daughter
- Beauty
- Payment
- Eleanor
- House
- Spouse
- Property
- Sutherland
- Deed
- Wedding
- Agnes
- Edmund
- Sophia
- Castle
- Gloucester
- Consent
- Joan
- Parks
- Kenneth
- Holding
- Lifetime
- Portion
- Tenant
- Third
- Easter
- Eldest
- Maintenance
- Share
- Assault
Adverb
Wiktionary
DOWER, noun. (legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
DOWER, noun. (legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage.
DOWER, noun. (obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
DOWER, verb. To give a dower or dowry.
DOWER, verb. To endow.
Dictionary definition
DOWER, noun. Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
DOWER, noun. A life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband.
DOWER, verb. Furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.