English-Thai Dictionary

dower

N ทรัพย์สิน ของ สามี ที่ ตาย  สินเดิม ก่อน สมรส (ของ ผู้หญิง  dowry sab-sin-kong-sa-mi-ti-tai

 

dowery

N ทรัพย์สิน ของ แม่หม้าย สามี ตาย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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 34:12.
4. Endowment; gift.
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower.

 

DOWERED

a.Furnished with dower, or a portion.

 

DOWERLESS

a.Destitute of dower; having no portion or fortune.

 

DOWERY, DOWRY

A different spelling of dower, but little used, and they may well be neglected.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOWER

Dow "er, n. Etym: [F. douaire, LL. dotarium, from L. dotare to endow, portion, fr. dos dower; akin to Gr. dare to give. See 1st Date, and cf. Dot dowry, Dotation. ]

 

1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! Sir J. Davies. Man in his primeval dower arrayed. Wordsworth.

 

2. The property with which a woman is endowed; especially: (a ) That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry. [Obs. ] His wife brought in dower Cilicia's crown. Dryden. (b ) (Law )

 

Defn: 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. Blackstone.

 

Note: Dower, in modern use, is and should be distinguished from dowry. The former is a provision for a widow on her husband's death; the latter is a bride's portion on her marriage. Abbott. Assignment of dower. See under Assignment.

 

DOWERED

DOWERED Dow "ered, p. a.

 

Defn: Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion. Shak.

 

DOWERLESS

DOWERLESS Dow "er *less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion. Shak.

 

DOWERY

DOWERY Dow "er *y, n.

 

Defn: See Dower.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dower

dow er |ˈdou (-ə )r ˈdaʊər | ▶noun a widow's share for life of her husband's estate. • archaic a dowry. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic give a dowry to. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French douaire, from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare ‘endow, ’ from dos, dot- ‘dowry ’; related to dare ‘give. ’

 

dower house

dower house ▶noun Brit. a house intended as the residence of a widow, typically one near the main house on her late husband's estate.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dower

dower |ˈdaʊə | ▶noun a widow's share for life of her husband's estate. • archaic a dowry. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic give a dowry to. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French douaire, from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare ‘endow ’, from dos, dot- ‘dowry ’; related to dare ‘give ’.

 

dower house

dower house ▶noun Brit. a house intended as the residence of a widow, typically one near the main house on her late husband's estate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dower

dow er /dáʊə r /名詞 1 U C 〘法 〙寡婦産 〘亡夫の財産中の未亡人相続分 〙.2 ｟文 ｠＝dowry .3 C ｟文 ｠天賦の才能 ▸ the dower of a clear head 生来の頭脳明晰 （めいせき ）動詞 他動詞 1 …に寡婦産 [持参金 ]を与える .2 «…に » (才能などを )賦与する (endow ) «with » .