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Word: Dower
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French douaire, from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare ‘endow’, from dos, dot- ‘dowry’; related to dare ‘give’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdaʊə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a widow's share for life of her husband's estate
Short Definition:widow's share for life of her husband's estate
Examples:- a dower house
Word: Dower
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdaʊə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
give a dowry to
Short Definition:give dowry to
Examples:- he was so short of money that he could not even dower his sister
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