Dower synonyms

dou'ər

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endue
To take on, to take the form of.
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gift
To present a gift to
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endow
(Obs.) To provide with a dower
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gird
To endow with some attribute
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invest
The definition of invest is to put valuable resources into something that you expect will give you a personal or financial gain.
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give (related)
(May take two objects) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
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dowry
Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.
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dowery
Alternative form of dowry.
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portion
The part of a meal or quantity of food served to a person; serving; helping
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jointure (related)
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marriage portion (related)
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Cunynghame (related)
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Emeldon (related)
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Find another word for dower. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dower, like: endue, gift, endow, gird, invest, give, dowry, dowery, portion, jointure and marriage portion.
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Dower Sentence Examples

  • In all these cases the father might dower her.

  • Neither can by will deprive the other of the right of dower or courtesy in the real estate and of the right to one-third of the personal estate.

  • Barbara brought him a dower of ioo,000 gulden and the support of the Magyar magnates, but the match nearly brought about a breach with the emperor Maximilian, jealous already of the Jagiello influence in Hungary.

  • A widow is entitled to a dower in one-third of the real estate of which her husband was seized at any time during coverture.

  • If a husband dies leaving descendants only by a former marriage, the widow may take in lieu of dower the personal property that came to him by means of marriage, or if there be children by both marriages she may take in lieu of her dower right to his real estate an absolute right therein equivalent to the share of a child.

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