Dower
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The property with which a woman is endowed
(2): ( n.) That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
(3): ( n.) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
(4): ( n.) That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband.
King James Dictionary [2]
Dower, n. Gr., a gift to give. L.
1. That portion of the lands or tenements of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, after the death of her husband. This is the usual present signification of the word. 2. The property which a woman brings to her husband in marriage. 3. The gift of a husband for a wife.
Ask me never so much dowry and gift. Genesis 34 .
4. Endowment gift.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower.
