dower

Meaning of dower

noun
  1. The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
  2. Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.
  3. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
verb
  1. To give a dower or dowry.
  2. To endow.

Information about dower

  • The plural form of dower is: dowers.
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Hyphenation of dower

dower

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • dower is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

dower synonyms

Meaning dowry:

dowry, dowery, portion

Meaning endow:

endow

dower antonyms

Meaning :

curtesy

Anagrams of dower

rowed

Words that rhyme with dower

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