資料來源 : pyDict
嫁妝,天賦,從亡夫處得來的產業給以產業,給以嫁妝
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dower \Dow"er\, n. [F. douaire, LL. dotarium, from L. dotare to
endow, portion, fr. dos dower; akin to Gr. ? gift, and to L.
dare to give. See 1st {Date}, and cf. {Dot} dowry,
{Dotation}.]
1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! --Sir J.
Davies.
Man in his primeval dower arrayed. --Wordsworth.
2. The property with which a woman is endowed; especially:
(a) That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage;
dowry. [Obs.]
His wife brought in dower Cilicia's crown.
--Dryden.
(b) (Law) 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.
--Blackstone.
Note: Dower, in modern use, is and should be distinguished
from dowry. The former is a provision for a widow on
her husband's death; the latter is a bride's portion on
her marriage. --Abbott.
{Assignment of dower}. See under {Assignment}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
dower
n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at
marriage [syn: {dowry}, {dowery}]
2: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of
her husband
v : furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got
dowered" [syn: {endow}]