dower
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English dowere, from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs, dōtis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: dauʹ-ər, IPA: /ˈdaʊər/, X-SAMPA: /"daU@r/
- (UK) IPA: [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)], X-SAMPA: ["daU.@(r\)]
- (US) IPA: [ˈdaʊ.ɚ], X-SAMPA: ["daU.@`]
- Rhymes: -aʊə(r)
- Homophone: dour
Noun[edit]
dower (plural dowers)
- (law) that part of a deceased's property provided to his widow
- (law) property given by a man to his wife at marriage.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1
- [...] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you [...]
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1
- dowry
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
part of deceased's property
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property given to wife at marriage
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dowry — see dowry
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Verb[edit]
dower (third-person singular simple present dowers, present participle dowering, simple past and past participle dowered)
