DOWERY

dowry, dowery, dower, portion

(noun) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

dowery (plural doweries)

Alternative form of dowry

Source: Wiktionary


Dow"er*y, n.

Definition: See Dower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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