Associations to the word «Dower»
Noun
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.