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Dower

🔄 Synonyms of "Dower"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
endowverb	(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
dowrynoun	Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
dowerynoun	Alternative form of dowry. [Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dower"

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Word	Definition
endowverb	(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
dowrynoun	Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
dowerynoun	Alternative form of dowry. [Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.]
sknoun	Initialism of South Korea: a country in East Asia. [A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul.]
dotnoun	A small, round spot.
jointurenoun	(law) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
courtesynoun	(uncountable) Polite behavior.
widow's benchnoun	(law, historical) A widow's share of her husband's estate in addition to her jointure.
dead's partnoun	(law, historical, Scotland) The part of a man's movable property which he may bequeath by will, and which is not due to wife and children.
curtesynoun	The tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
thirdsnoun	A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
quarantinenoun	A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
tercenoun	(chiefly Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) The service appointed for this hour.
deviseenoun	(law) The person or entity to whom property is devised in a will.
remaindershipnoun	The right to inherit land or title when the current possessor of that land or title dies without an heir.
willnoun	One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
deviseverb	(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
habendumnoun	(law, dated) The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.
bequestnoun	That which is left by will; a legacy.
portionnoun	An allocated amount.