dower

Plural: dowers

Noun

• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
• a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
• The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
• Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
• That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
• Alternative spelling of dougher.

Verb

Verb Forms: dowered, dowering, dowers

• To provide with a dowry; to endow.
• furnish with an endowment
  • "When she got married, she got dowered"
• To give a dower or dowry to.
• To endow.

Examples

• The board seemed to DOWER me with nothing but low-value tiles.

Synonyms

dowery, dowry, endow, portion, bride price, dower, reverse dowry

Antonyms

curtesy, dowry

Related Words

bride price, dow, dowager, dower house, dowral, dowry, endow