dowable

[ dou-uh-buhl ]

adjective

, Law.

1. subject to the provision of a dower:

   dowable land.

2. entitled to dower.

dowable

/ ˈdaʊəbəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dowable¹

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