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Attach :: Attach (v. i.) To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; as, dower will attach..

Dowered :: Dowered (p. a.) Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion..

Dower :: Dower (n.) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

Endow :: Endow (v. t.) To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution..

Overshadower :: Overshadower (n.) One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything..

Dowral :: Dowral (a.) Of or relating to a dower.

Dowager :: Dowager (n.) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease..

Widower :: Widower (n.) A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again..

Dowable :: Dowable (v. t.) Capable of being endowed; entitled to dower.

Dotal :: Dotal (a.) Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it..

Endower :: Endower (v. t.) To endow.

Dowry :: Dowry (n.) The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower..

Endower :: Endower (n.) One who endows.

Dower :: Dower (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..

Parapherna :: Parapherna (n. pl.) The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own..

Dow :: Dow (v. t.) To furnish with a dower; to endow.

Dowery :: Dowery (n.) See Dower.

Dowry :: Dowry (n.) A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower..

Jointure :: "Jointure (n.) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower..

Hatchment :: Hatchment (n.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement..

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