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Dower vs Dowed - What's the difference?

dower | dowed |

As verbs the difference between dower and dowed

is that dower is to give a dower or dowry while dowed is past tense of dow.

As a noun dower

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

dower

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
  • (legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage.
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 1
  • (obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
  • * Sir J. Davies
  • How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower !
  • * Wordsworth
  • Man in his primeval dower arrayed.

    Antonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * (l) * ("dower" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give a dower or dowry.
  • To endow.
  • Anagrams

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    dowed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dow)

  • dow

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) dugan'', from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch ''deugen'', German ''taugen'', Swedish ''duga .

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To be worth.
  • (obsolete) To be of use, have value.
  • To have the strength for, to be able to.
  • To thrive, prosper.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) douer'', from (etyl) ''dotare .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with a dower; to endow.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anagrams

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