doweress

doweress
dow·er·ess

English syllables. 2014.

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  • doweress — ˈdau̇(ə)rə̇s noun ( es) archaic : a dowered widow : dowager …   Useful english dictionary

  • admeasurement of dower — A common law remedy which lay for the heir on reaching his majority to rectify an assignment of dower made during his minority, by which the doweress had received more than she was legally entitled to …   Black's law dictionary

  • admeasurement of dower — A common law remedy which lay for the heir on reaching his majority to rectify an assignment of dower made during his minority, by which the doweress had received more than she was legally entitled to …   Black's law dictionary

  • dowp — I. variant of doup II. ˈdau̇p, ˈdōp noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown dialect England : carrion crow * * * dowp same as ↑doup * * * dowp, dowress …   Useful english dictionary

  • dowress — dowp, dowress see doup, doweress …   Useful english dictionary

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