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dower
CEFRC2
/ˈdaʊ.əɹ/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Money or property given to a woman at marriage.
- 02
verb
To provide someone with a gift or quality.
Examples
Beauty carries its dower in its face.
[…] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […]
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- [ˈdaw.ɚ]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsProperty 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.
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
More examples
In contextIn New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece.
He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!
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Origin
noun
From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dowry.