DOWER, n. [Gr., a gift; to give. L.] 1. That portion of the lands or tenements of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, after the death of her husband. [This is the usual present signification of the word.]2. The property which a woman brings to her husband in marriage.3. The gift of a husband for a wife.Ask me never so much dowry and gift. Genesis 34.4. Endowment; gift.How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower.
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