Dower (Verb)
Meaning
Furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Her family dowered her with a generous sum of money when she got married to a man from a wealthy family.
- The monarchs traditionally dowered their daughters with large tracts of land upon their weddings.
- Upon her marriage to the prince, she was dowered with a magnificent estate and a title.
- In ancient times, the bride's family would dower her with precious jewels and fine silks.
- The new king dowered his queen with an extensive collection of rare books and precious artifacts.