dower house

noun British.

the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.

Origin of dower house

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby dower house

dowel, doweling, Dowell, dower, dower chest, dower house, dowf, dowie, dowitcher, do with, do without

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Example sentences from the Web for dower house

I brought them from the dower-house, where I and my sisters lived for a number of years.
The Eldest Son|Archibald Marshall
After all, the dower-house was much too large and there were only two of them left.
The Squire's Daughter|Archibald Marshall
Then he asked shortly, "Do you mean that I'm not to have the dower-house, after all?"
The Eldest Son|Archibald Marshall
Your father's idea is that he shall live here, at the dower-house, and help him with the estate management.
The Eldest Son|Archibald Marshall

But there's one at the dower-house—an old man in one boot who goes about looking for the other one.
The Eldest Son|Archibald Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for dower house

dower house

noun

a house set apart for the use of a widow, often on her deceased husband's estate

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单词	dower house
释义	dower house noun British. the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate. Origin of dower house First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby dower house dowel, doweling, Dowell, dower, dower chest, dower house, dowf, dowie, dowitcher, do with, do without Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dower house I brought them from the dower-house, where I and my sisters lived for a number of years. The Eldest Son\|Archibald Marshall After all, the dower-house was much too large and there were only two of them left. The Squire's Daughter\|Archibald Marshall Then he asked shortly, "Do you mean that I'm not to have the dower-house, after all?" The Eldest Son\|Archibald Marshall Your father's idea is that he shall live here, at the dower-house, and help him with the estate management. The Eldest Son\|Archibald Marshall But there's one at the dower-house—an old man in one boot who goes about looking for the other one. The Eldest Son\|Archibald Marshall British Dictionary definitions for dower house dower house noun a house set apart for the use of a widow, often on her deceased husband's estate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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