dower house

noun

, British.

1. the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.

dower house

noun

1. a house set apart for the use of a widow, often on her deceased husband's estate

Word History and Origins

Origin of dower house¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

That evening he rejoined his aunt at their temporary abode, which was a small dower-house not many hundred yards from the Manor.

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And she had demanded Stetten, the Duchess-mother's dower-house!

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So Tante drank coffee with picturesque old Bedstemor in the old dower-house of the Gaard.

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Two days later a fly drove up to the Dower House, and Sydney walked into the drawing-room alone.

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I found the lane to the back of the Dower House without any difficulty, and was at the door in the wall with ten minutes to spare.

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