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dower
('d/AU//@/r )

noun (n)

  • money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    dowery, dowry, portion
    source: wordnet30
  • a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • furnish with an endowment(verb.possession)
    Example:
    When she got married, she got dowered.
    Synonym:
    endow
    source: wordnet30

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