dower

As nouns the difference between mahr and dower

is that mahr is (islam) a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in islamic cultures while dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.

As a verb dower is

to give a dower or dowry.

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between dower and maintenance

is that dower is (legal) property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage while maintenance is (legal) (uk english) alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce.

As nouns the difference between dower and maintenance

is that dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate while maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

As a verb dower

is to give a dower or dowry.

As nouns the difference between brideprice and dower

is that brideprice is while dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.

As a verb dower is

to give a dower or dowry.

As verbs the difference between dower and dowed

is that dower is to give a dower or dowry while dowed is (dow).

As a noun dower

is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.

As nouns the difference between dower and dozer

is that dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate while dozer is one who dozes.

As a verb dower

is to give a dower or dowry.

As nouns the difference between ower and dower

is that ower is a person who owes money while dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.

As a preposition ower

is (geordie) over.

As an adverb ower

is (geordie) over.

As an adjective ower

is (geordie) over, too.

As a verb dower is

to give a dower or dowry.

As nouns the difference between dower and dowel

is that dower is (legal) the part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate while dowel is a pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

As verbs the difference between dower and dowel

is that dower is to give a dower or dowry while dowel is to fasten together with dowels.