Thesaurus: dower

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1. n. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
2. n. The property with which a woman is endowed
3. n. That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
4. n. That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband.
5. n. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
6. n. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
7. v. furnish with an endowment
8. That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoysduring her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death ofher husband. Blackstone.
9. n:100 n. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband