dower
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
a natural gift or endowment.
Origin of dower
1Other words from dower
- dow·er·less, adjective
- un·dow·ered, adjective
Words Nearby dower
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How to use dower in a sentence
Neither is very old (Christmann is in his early 40s and dower in his 30s), but Hjartarson is in no hurry.
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Daniel Goldhagen’s Book Bag: Five on Prejudice | Daniel Jonah Goldhagen | September 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLooking at the change from the vantage of peace, historian John dower speaks for me when he says: “This war was madness.”
In most states this interest or dower is paramount to the claims of her husband's creditors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesWhen her dower is in mortgaged land, she cannot get possession until the mortgage has been paid.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
In other words she loses her dower whenever her husband has no estate from which her dower can be carved out.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesWhenever a marriage can be set aside for some illegality, and is not, it will sustain her dower on his death.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIf eager to get the most possible, she would reject the gift of money and claim her dower rights.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for dower
/ (ˈdaʊə) /
the life interest in a part of her husband's estate allotted to a widow by law
an archaic word for dowry (def. 1)
a natural gift or talent
(tr) to endow
Origin of dower
1Derived forms of dower
- dowerless, adjective
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