Dower /(?)/

Dow·er

Dower

n.
  1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
    How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!
    Man in his primeval dower arrayed.
  2. The property with which a woman is endowed [Obs.]
    His wife brought in dower Cilicia's crown.
  3. 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. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds
Assignment of dower
See under Assignment.