dowable

American

[dau-uh-buhl] / ˈdaʊ ə bəl /

adjective

Law.

subject to the provision of a dower.

dowable land.
entitled to dower.

dowable British

/ ˈdaʊəbəl /

adjective

capable of being endowed
(of a person, esp a widow) entitled to dower

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Etymology

Origin of dowable

1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French; see endow, -able

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