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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dower house1

First recorded in 1860–65
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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.

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

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

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

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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