Dower
WordNet

noun


(1)   A life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
(2)   Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

verb


(3)   Furnish with an endowment
"When she got married, she got dowered"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. that part of a deceased's property provided to his widow
  2. property given by a woman to her husband at marriage, a dowry.
 
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