Dower Synonyms

douər
To present with a quality, trait, or power
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. endow
  2. endue
  3. gift
  4. gird
  5. invest
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dowry
  2. dowery
  3. portion
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Words Related to Dower

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. give
  2. jointure
  3. marriage portion
  4. Cunynghame

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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