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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
Dower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Dower (1898–1980), British Army officer and politician Dai Dower (1933–2016), Welsh boxer
Tara Dower (born 1993) is an American ultramarathoner. In 2024, she set the overall fastest known time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail, heading southbound
John Dower may refer to: John Dower (civil servant) (1900–1947), British civil servant and architect John Dower (filmmaker), British filmmaker John W.
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)
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: Japan in the Wake
Noah Dower Nilsson (born 25 April 2005) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wing currently under contract as a prospect to the Detroit Red Wings
David William "Dai" Dower MBE (20 June 1933 – 1 August 2016), was a Welsh professional boxer who was a British, Empire and European Flyweight boxing champion
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DOWER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a baker, doghere, from an agent derivative of Middle English dogh ‘dough’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dauer.
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Female
Hebrew
(×§Ö·×¨Ö°× Ö´×™) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Karni, CARNI means "my horn," a symbol of strength.Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
White flowers
Girl/Female
Tamil
Crown
Boy/Male
English American Teutonic
Lives in the valley. Surname.
Boy/Male
German
Firm.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican
Gatekeeper; Door Guard; Deer Keeper; Warder at the Gate
Girl/Female
Indian
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Advantage
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rainfall, Heavy rain
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DOWER
n.
That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
n.
See Dower.
n.
An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
a.
Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion.
p. a.
Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion.
a.
Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate unincumbered with dower.
n.
The property with which a woman is endowed
a.
Of or relating to a dower.
n.
A woman entitled to dower.
v. t.
To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
n.
A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease.
n.
The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower.
v. t.
Capable of being endowed; entitled to dower.
n. pl.
Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.
n.
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.
v. t.
To furnish with a dower; to endow.
n.
That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
n.
The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support.
n.
A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower.
n. pl.
The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.