German Meaning of dower

Mitgift

Other German words related to Mitgift

Definitions and Meaning of dower in English

Wordnet

dower (n)

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

Wordnet

dower (v)

furnish with an endowment

Webster

dower (n.)

That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

The property with which a woman is endowed

That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.

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.

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Mitgift

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage, a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband, furnish with an endowmen

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No antonyms found.

dowelling => Dübel, dowelled => gedübelt, doweling => Dübel, doweled => gedübelt, dowel pin => Dübel,