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Dowerless

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Dow´er`less
a.1.Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion.
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Adj.1.dowerless - lacking a dowry
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
unendowed - not equipped or provided; "unendowed with genius"- J.L.Lowes
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Dolokhov was a suitable and in some respects a brilliant match for the dowerless, orphan girl.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
About forty years of age, a man of the purest morals, entirely given up to his art, he had married from inclination the dowerless daughter of a general.
Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context
But if you were free to-day, to-morrow, yesterday, can even I believe that you would choose a dowerless girl -- you who, in your very confidence with her, weigh everything by Gain: or, choosing her, if for a moment you were false enough to your one guiding principle to do so, do I not know that your repentance and regret would surely follow.
A Christmas Carol by Dickens, Charles View in context
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