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Dowerless

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Adjective

1. dowerless

lacking a dowry

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Dowerless

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noun
1. 
the life interest in a part of her husband's estate allotted to a widow by law
2.  an archaic word for dowry (sense 1)
3. 
a natural gift or talent
verb
4. (transitive)
to endow

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Dowerless

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noun
1. 
that part of a man's property which his widow inherits for life
2. 
a dowry
3. 
a natural talent, gift, or endowment
verb transitive
4. 
to give a dower to
5. 
to endow (with)

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