Dowered

dow·er  (dour)

n.

1. The part or interest of a deceased man's real estate allotted by law to his widow for her lifetime. Also called dowry.

2. See dowry.

3. A natural endowment or gift; a dowry.

tr.v. dow·ered, dow·er·ing, dow·ers

To give a dower to; endow.

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[Middle English douere, from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dtrium, drium, from Latin ds, dt-, dowry; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

1.

dowered - supplied with a dower or dowry endowed - provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature); "a well-endowed college"; "endowed with good eyesight"; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"