definition of
dower

[1] #1 dower n. [dowry, dowery, portion] money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. wn

[2] #2 dower v. [endow] furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered". wn

[3] #3 dower n. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband. wn