Dower vs Fower - What's the difference?
dower | fower |
(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
* Wordsworth
(Early Modern English, dated) One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.
(Geordie, cardinal) four
The digit in the NATO phonetic alphabet. It is pronounced with two syllables, to prevent possible accidental confusion with other digits.
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As nouns the difference between dower and fower
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 fower is (early modern english|dated) one who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance or fower can be the digit in the nato phonetic alphabet it is pronounced with two syllables, to prevent possible accidental confusion with other digits.As a verb dower
is to give a dower or dowry.dower
English
Noun
(en noun)- How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower !
- Man in his primeval dower arrayed.
