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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dower \Dow"er\, n. [F. douaire LL dotarium from L. dotare to
endow, portion, fr dos dower; akin to Gr ? gift, and to L.
dare to give See 1st {Date}, and cf {Dot} dowry,
{Dotation}.]
1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! --Sir J.
Davies.
Man in his primeval dower arrayed. --Wordsworth.
2. The property with which a woman is endowed; especially:
a That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage;
dowry. [Obs.]
His wife brought in dower Cilicia's crown.
--Dryden.
b (Law) 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.
--Blackstone.
Note: Dower, in modern use is and should be distinguished
from dowry. The former is a provision for a widow on
her husband's death; the latter is a bride's portion on
her marriage. --Abbott.
{Assignment of dower}. See under {Assignment}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dower
n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at
marriage [syn: {dowry}, {dowery}]
2: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of
her husband
v : furnish with an endowment [syn: {endow}]
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