dowarye

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dowary, dewerie, dowery, dowerie, doweri, duary, dowry, dowrie, dowerye, dowarie

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman dowarie, from Medieval Latin dōtārium; equivalent to dowen +‎ -erie. Doublet of dower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːariː(ə)/, /ˈduːəriː(ə)/, /ˈduːriː(ə)/

Noun

dowarye (plural dowerys)

1. A dower; a life estate of a male spouse's property.
2. (rare) A gift given by the bride's family to the groom or his relatives; dowry.
3. (rare, figurative) Any sort of property, especially if valuable or important.
4. (rare, figurative) An attribute or quality (of a person or people).

Descendants

• English: dowry
• Scots: drurie (obsolete)

References

• “dǒuerīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.