dowering

We have found lemma(root) word of dowering : dower.

Definitions


[ˈdaʊə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a widow's share for life of her husband's estate
(e.g: a dower house)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French douaire, from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare ‘endow’, from dos, dot- ‘dowry’; related to dare ‘give’


[ˈdaʊə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give a dowry to
(e.g: he was so short of money that he could not even dower his sister)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French douaire, from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare ‘endow’, from dos, dot- ‘dowry’; related to dare ‘give’




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