dower

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n.  嫁妆，天赋，从亡夫处得来的用以维持生活的财产
v.  给以用以维持生活的财产，给以嫁妆

现在分词：dowering　过去式：dowered　第三人称单数：dowers　过去分词：dowered　

BNC.36670 / COCA.39063

英英释义

noun

• a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
  Synonym:dowrydoweryportion

verb

• furnish with an endowment
  1. When she got married, she got dowered
  Synonym:endow

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