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How to pronounce “dower”
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Pronunciation guide for dower
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dower with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave
KIM DOWER: Hi, everybody.
- Definition summary
- (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce dower
Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave
KIM DOWER: Hi, everybody.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dower”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
- (law) Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
- (obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To give a dower or dowry to.
- (transitive) To endow.
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