dower
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
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[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: dauʹ-ər, IPA: /ˈdaʊər/, SAMPA: /"daU@r/
- (UK) IPA: [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)], SAMPA: ["daU.@(r\)]
- (US) IPA: [ˈdaʊ.ɚ], SAMPA: ["daU.@`]
- Rhymes: -aʊə(r)
- Homophone: dour
[edit] Noun
dower (plural dowers)
- (law) that part of a deceased's property provided to his widow
- (law) property given by a woman to her husband at marriage, a dowry.
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[edit] Translations
part of deceased's property
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dowry — see dowry
[edit] See also
[edit] Verb
dower (third-person singular simple present dowers, present participle dowering, simple past and past participle dowered)
