dower

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)]    美 [ˈdaw.ɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
  2. Alternative spelling of dougher. alt-of,alternative
  3. Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
    — […] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […]
  4. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. obsolete
    — How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower!
动词 v.
  1. To give a dower or dowry to. transitive
    — He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth.
  2. To endow. transitive
    — It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws.

词形变化

dowers plural dowers present,singular,third-person dowering participle,present dowered participle,past dowered past dowers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
undowered
相关词
dow dowager dower house dowral dowry endow bride price

词源

词源 1
From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dowry.
词源 2
From Middle English dower, equivalent to dough + -er
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