dower | ||
1. | [ noun ] money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | |
Synonyms: | dowry dowery | |
Related terms: | gift endow | |
2. | [ verb ] furnish with an endowment | |
Synonyms: | endow | |
Examples: | "When she got married, she got dowered" |
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Related terms: | give benefice endowment endowment | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20279 | |
4. | [ noun ] a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband | |
Related terms: | life_estate endow | |
Similar spelling: |
dowery doer Doerr dour Dory Dorr Dori Dore Dora door dowry doura Dorie Doria Dorey dourah doorway |