dower
11dower — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dowere, from Anglo French dower, douaire, from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dot , dos gift, marriage portion more at date Date: 14th century 1. the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased… …
12dower — dowerless, adj. /dow euhr/, n. 1. Law. the portion of a deceased husband s real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime. 2. dowry (def. 1). 3. a natural gift or endowment. v.t. 4. to provide with a dower or dowry. 5. to give as a dower or… …
13Dower — That portion of a dead man s property left to his widow; customarily one third. A dower house was a small house built on an estate for a widow, e.g. when the son had inherited and his mother moved out of the main house. This use of dower is not… …
14Dower — This interesting name is occupational, deriving from the old English dah meaning dough, plus the agent suffix er (one who works with) which gives the maker of dough, a baker . The first recording of the name dates from the 14th Century. John le… …
15dower — /ˈdaʊə/ (say dowuh) noun 1. (formerly) the portion of a deceased husband s real property allowed by the law to his widow for her life. 2. → dowry (def. 1). 3. a natural gift or endowment. –verb (t) Obsolete 4. to provide with a dower or dowry. 5 …
16dower — The provision which the law makes for a widow out of the lands or tenements of her husband, for her support and the nurture of her children. 2 Bl.Comm. 130; In re Miller s Estate, 44 N.M. 214, 100 P.2d 908, 911. A species of life estate which a… …
17dower — The provision which the law makes for a widow out of the lands or tenements of her husband, for her support and the nurture of her children. 2 Bl.Comm. 130; In re Miller s Estate, 44 N.M. 214, 100 P.2d 908, 911. A species of life estate which a… …
18dower — n. & v. n. 1 a widow s share for life of her husband s estate. 2 archaic a dowry. 3 a natural gift or talent. v.tr. 1 archaic give a dowry to. 2 (foll. by with) endow with talent etc. Phrases and idioms: dower house Brit. a smaller house near a… …
19dower — 1. noun /ˈdaʊər,ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ),ˈdaʊ.ɚ/ a) that part of a deceaseds property provided to his widow b) property given by a woman to her husband at marriage, a dowry. Syn: dowry 2 …
20dower — dow•er [[t]ˈdaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) law the portion of a deceased husband s real property allowed to his widow for life 2) dowry 1) 3) to provide with a dower or dowry • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME dowere < OF do(u) aire < ML dōtārium. See dot II,… …
