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Dower meaning
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate. | Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage | That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
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Dower was outstanding for the Cubs, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI.
At this time his friend and fellow Quaker, the architect John Dower, invalided out of the war, was living in Kirkby Malham.
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Dower didn’t mind losing that connection.
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Another 153 slaves at Mount Vernon in 1799 were dower slaves from the Custis estate," according to the association.
An application was lodged earlier this year to convert the Dower Hotel in New Aberdour into two separate properties, with a third being built at the back.
The problem with that is it feels like every auditorium becomes crowded by dark and dower dramas constantly trying to one up each other with their brooding.
Trustee Maureen Dower, in an effort to get the recreation center question on the ballot this November, had sent an email to the other trustees in which she referenced a recreation center in Erie.
Dower goes on to note that, before the horrors of Japanese occupation made themselves felt, many Asians responded favourably to the victories of the Imperial Japanese forces.
Hirohito was not put on trial, but he was forced Dower, pp. 308–318.
In all these cases, the father might dower her.
It may also be noted that both the dower and the ketubah amounts served the same purpose: the protection for the wife should her support cease, either by death or divorce.
Mme de Balzac's dower house in Paris VIII Balzac has also influenced popular culture.
Otherwise, he might marry a free woman (the children were then free), who might bring him a dower that his master could not touch, and at his death, one-half of his property passed to his master as his heir.
Philip insisted that the dower should be returned to France as the marriage did not produce any children, as per the betrothal agreement.
That Isabella flouted its authority moved the council to confiscate her dower lands and to stop the payment of her pension.
The final negotiations, however, proved challenging: Edward and Philip IV did not like each other, and the French King drove a hard bargain over the size of Isabella's dower and the details of the administration of Edward's lands in France.