Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Dower (-s, -'s)
dower (-s, -'s), n. [OFr douaire < L. dōtāre, endow.] (webplay: great, life, portion, rich, woman).
- Money; property a wife brings to her husband upon their marriage.
- Inheritance; share of an estate; property a widow receives following the death of her husband; [fig.] recognition from others; remembrance by others; fame after death.
- Gift; endowment.
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