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noun
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.
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Dower
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| to bring against, as a formal charge against a person; to bring formally to the notice of the proper authority, as an offense |
| the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment |
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| dower (ˈdaʊə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the life interest in a part of her husband's estate allotted to a widow by law |
| 2. | an archaic word for dowry |
| 3. | a natural gift or talent |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to endow |
| [C14: from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs gift] | |
| 'dowerless | |
| —adj | |
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