well-doweredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈdaʊəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈdaʊərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., dowered adj. at dower v. Derivatives.

Etymology: < well adv. + dowered adj. at dower v. Derivatives.

Chiefly historical in later use.

1. Of a woman or girl: provided with a substantial dowry. Cf. dower n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [adjective] > of or relating to dowry > possessing a dowry

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1772 tr. Valerius Maximus in tr. P. A. Guys Sentimental Journey through Greece II. xvi. 3 In taking a wife—look for constant vexation, and strife without end. If she is well dowered, expect incessant reproaches on that head.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxiv. 556 Nor his chaste wife, well-dow'r'd [Gk. πολύδωρος] Penelope [was ordained] To close her husband's eyes.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 60 Unless you think rather of taking a pretty, well-dowered English lady.

1863 Sat. Rev. 26 Dec. 804/2 Like many other well-dowered matrons, Mrs. Fitzgerald very early gained the impression that her husband had married her for her money.

1961 J. H. Hexter Reappraisals in Hist. v. 78 Fifteenth-century London business men who died without male heirs often left behind a well-dowered widow.

2011 B. Scott Secret Life Scandalous Debutante ix. 121 It will be the natural outcome of a lovely, well-dowered young woman going to London.

†2. Perhaps: that constitutes a substantial dowry. Cf. dower-house n. at dower n.² Compounds. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 253 Then each shall dwell in homes well-dowered [Ger. Dann wird ein jeder häuslich wohnen].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-dowered
释义	well-doweredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈdaʊəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈdaʊərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., dowered adj. at dower v. Derivatives. Etymology: < well adv. + dowered adj. at dower v. Derivatives. Chiefly historical in later use. 1. Of a woman or girl: provided with a substantial dowry. Cf. dower n.² ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [adjective] > of or relating to dowry > possessing a dowry portioned1632 tochered1728 dowereda1756 well-dowered1772 1772 tr. Valerius Maximus in tr. P. A. Guys Sentimental Journey through Greece II. xvi. 3 In taking a wife—look for constant vexation, and strife without end. If she is well dowered, expect incessant reproaches on that head. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xxiv. 556 Nor his chaste wife, well-dow'r'd [Gk. πολύδωρος] Penelope [was ordained] To close her husband's eyes. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 60 Unless you think rather of taking a pretty, well-dowered English lady. 1863 Sat. Rev. 26 Dec. 804/2 Like many other well-dowered matrons, Mrs. Fitzgerald very early gained the impression that her husband had married her for her money. 1961 J. H. Hexter Reappraisals in Hist. v. 78 Fifteenth-century London business men who died without male heirs often left behind a well-dowered widow. 2011 B. Scott Secret Life Scandalous Debutante ix. 121 It will be the natural outcome of a lovely, well-dowered young woman going to London. †2. Perhaps: that constitutes a substantial dowry. Cf. dower-house n. at dower n.² Compounds. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 253 Then each shall dwell in homes well-dowered [Ger. Dann wird ein jeder häuslich wohnen]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1772
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