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dowered
dow·er D0364000 (dou′ər)n.1. Law a. A spouse's legal entitlement, during his or her lifetime, to a share of a deceased spouse's real estate or other property.b. The part or interest of a deceased man's real estate allotted by law to his widow for her lifetime.2. A natural endowment or gift; a dowry.tr.v. dow·ered, dow·er·ing, dow·ers To give a dower to; endow.
[Middle English douere, from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, dōārium, from Latin dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dowered - supplied with a dower or dowryendowed - provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature); "a well-endowed college"; "endowed with good eyesight"; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" |
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