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Dowered
Dowered Dow"ered, p. a.
Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion.
--Shak.
Dowerless
Dowerless Dow"er*less, a.
Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion. --Shak.
DoweryDowery Dow"er*y, n.
See Dower. EndowerEndower En*dow"er, v. t. [Cf. OF. endouairer. See Dower,
Endow.]
To endow. [Obs.] --Waterhouse. Endower
Endower En*dow"er, n.
One who endows.
Overshadower
Overshadower O"ver*shad"ow*er, n.
One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. --Bacon.
Widower
Widower Wid"ow*er, n.
A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married
again. --Shak.
Widowerhood
Widowerhood Wid"ow*er*hood, n.
The state of being a widower.
Meaning of dower from wikipedia
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Dower is a
provision accorded traditionally by a
husband or his family, to a wife for her
support should she
become widowed. It was
settled on the bride...
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Dower is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: Alan
Dower (1898–1980),
British Army
officer and
politician Dai
Dower (1933–2016), British...
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Colonel Alan
Vincent Gandar Dower (28
March 1898 – 6 May 1980) was a
British Army
officer and politician. He was
Conservative Member of
Parliament (MP)...
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Dower Lake is a lake in Todd County, in the U.S.
state of Minnesota.
Dower Lake was
named for
Sampson Dower, an
English settler. List of
lakes in Minnesota...
- A
dower house is
usually a
moderately large house available for use by the
widow of the
previous owner of an English, Scottish,
Welsh or
Irish estate...
- John W.
Dower (born June 21, 1938, in Providence,
Rhode Island) is an
American author and historian. His 1999 book
Embracing Defeat: ****an in the Wake...
- John
Wayne "Johnny"
Dowers (born
March 16, 1971, in DeQuincy, Louisiana) is an
American actor, writer, and
musician best
known for his role as Detective...
- Alan
Dower Blumlein (29 June 1903 – 7 June 1942) was an
English electronics engineer,
notable for his many
inventions in telecommunications,
sound recording...
- The
Dower House,
Stoke Park is a
dower house in Bristol, England. It is one of Bristol's more
prominent landmarks, set on Purdown, a hill
above the M32...
- A
dowager is a
widow or
widower who
holds a
title or
property – a "
dower" –
derived from her or his
deceased spouse. As an adjective,
dowager usually...
