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Dowered

Furnished with or as with dower or a marriage portion

Dowral

Of or relating to a dower

Dowress

A woman entitled to dower

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Endow

permanent fund for support to make pecuniary provision for to settle an income upon especially to furnish with dower as to endow a wife to endow a public institution

Endowment

The act of bestowing a dower fund or permanent provision for support

Abridge

a man was said to abridge his plaint in assize, and a woman her demand in action of dower, where any land was put into the plaint or demand which was not in the tenure of the

Casu proviso

Casu proviso, a writ of entry, given by the Stat. of Gloucester, c. 7, where a tenant in dower alienated in fee, or for life, etc., and it lay for him in reversion against the alienee, Fitz.

Endowment

Endowment, wealth ensured in perpetuity to any person or use. The assuring dower to a woman; the setting forth a sufficient portion for a vicar towards his perpetual maintenance when the

Causa dotis, vita, libertatis, fisci, sunt inter favorabilia in lege

Causa dotis, vita, libertatis, fisci, sunt inter favorabilia in lege [Lat.], Causes of dower, life, liberty, revenue, are among the favourable things in law.

Concubinage

Concubinage, an exception against a woman suing for dower, on the ground that she was a concubine and not the wife, Britt. C. 107. The relationship of