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Dower
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
A widow's life portion, granted by law, in the estate of her deceased husband, usually one-third interest in all the real estate which he possessed at any time during their married life; the term is sometimes erroneously confounded with dowry.
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Entry for 'Dower'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/d/dower.html. 1910.