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The meaning of DOWER is the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased spouse given by law to the surviving spouse during the surviving spouse's life.
DOWER meaning: 1. a share of a man's money and property that belongs to his widow (= wife) after he dies: 2. an…. Learn more.
1. Law. a. A spouse's legal entitlement, during his or her lifetime, to a share of a deceased spouse's real estate or other property. b. The part or interest of a deceased man's real estate allotted by law to his widow for her lifetime. 2. A natural endowment or gift; a dowry. tr.v. dow·ered, dow·er·ing, dow·ers.
Source: Folkloric Museum of Kastoria. Dower is a provision accorded traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support should she become widowed. It was settled on the bride (being given into trust) by agreement at the time of the wedding, or as provided by law.
verb (used with object) to provide with a dower or dowry. to give as a dower or dowry. dower. / ˈdaʊə / noun. the life interest in a part of her husband's estate allotted to a widow by law. an archaic word for dowry. a natural gift or talent.
DOWER definition: 1. a share of a man's money and property that belongs to his widow (= wife) after he dies: 2. an…. Learn more.
Definitions of dower. noun. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. synonyms: dowery, dowry, portion. see more. noun. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband. see more. verb.
Dower Definition. A spouse's legal entitlement, during his or her lifetime, to a share of a deceased spouse's real estate or other property. That part of a man's property which his widow inherits for life. A dowry.
noun. 1. the life interest in a part of her husband's estate allotted to a widow by law. 2. an archaic word for dowry (sense 1) 3. a natural gift or talent. verb. 4. (transitive) to endow.
dower, in common law, the life interest of a widow of a percentage (typically one-third) of the legal estates in real property owned by her husband at any time during the marriage.