· money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Synonym(s): dowry, dowery, portion
Hypernym(s): gift
· a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
Hypernym(s): life_estate, estate_for_life
· furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"
Synonym(s): endow
Hypernym(s): give, gift, present