Definition of Dower

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Definition of Dower

Dower

That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

The property with which a woman is endowed

That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.

That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband.

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