dower
41dower by custom — A kind of dower in England, regulated by custom, where the quantity allowed the wife different from the proportion of the common law; as that the wife should have half the husband s lands; or, in some places, the whole; and, in some, only a… …
42dower unde nihil habet — /dawar andiy nay(h)al heybst/ A writ of right which lay for a widow to whom no dower had been assigned …
43dower by particular custom — That species of dower to which a widow is entitled because of a particular custom, such as that she should have half of her husband s lands, or in some places the whole, and in some others only a quarter. See 1 Bl Comm 132 …
44dower chest — noun : hope chest * * * a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner. [1880 85] * * * dower chest, a chest in which a bride stores items of her trousseau …
45dower — Synonyms and related words: ability, accouter, appanage, appoint, bless with, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, dot, dowry, endow, endow with, endowment, endue, equip, equipment, faculty, favor with, flair, forte, foundation, furnish, genius,… …
46dower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See dowry. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To present with a quality, trait, or power: endow, endue, gift, gird, invest. See GIVE …
47dower — dow·er || daÊŠÉ™ n. dowry; bride price, sum paid by the groom to the bride s family; widow s inheritance v. endow, give a dowry to …
48dower — rowed …
49dower — [ daʊə] noun 1》 a widow s share for life of her husband s estate. 2》 archaic a dowry. verb archaic give a dowry to. Origin ME: from OFr. douaire, from med. L. dotarium, from L. dotare endow , from dos, dot dowry ; related to dare give …
50dower — n. 1. Endowment, gift. 2. Dowry. 3. (Law.) Widow s portion (of real estate) …
