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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dower /ˈdaʊə/

▶noun

1 a widow's share for life of her husband's estate.

2 archaic a dowry.

▶verb archaic give a dowry to.

– origin ME: from OFr. douaire, from med. L. dotarium, from L. dotare ‘endow’, from dos, dot- ‘dowry’; rel. to dare ‘give’.

'dower' also found in these Oxford entries:

dot - dowager - dower house - dowry - endow

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