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Dower

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) The property with which a woman is endowed

(2):

(n.) That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.

(3):

(n.) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

(4):

(n.) That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dower'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dower.html. 1828.
 
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