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Definition of: dower
(dou′ər) noun
1. A widow's life portion (usually a third) of her husband's lands and tenements.
2. The sum of one's natural gifts; endowment.
—v.t.
1. To provide with a dower.
2. To endow, as with a talent or quality. [OF douaire <LL dotarium <L dos, dotis a dowery]
—dow′er·less adjective
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