Dower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪks/.

Examples

When she got married, she got dowered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

endow dowery dowry portion

Parts of Speech

noun	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
noun	a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
verb	furnish with an endowment “When she got married, she got dowered”

Word Forms

dower	verb	furnish with an endowment
endowment	noun	the capital that provides income for an institution
dower	noun	a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
dowery	noun	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mitgift

Geld oder Eigentum, das eine Frau ihrem Ehemann bei der Heirat mitbringt

🇫🇷French

dot

argent ou biens apportés par une femme à son mari lors du mariage

🇪🇸Spanish

talento bueno

Dinero o propiedad aportada por una mujer a su marido en el matrimonio.

🇮🇹Italian

dote

denaro o beni portati da una donna al marito al momento del matrimonio

🇳🇱Dutch

bruidsschat

geld of bezittingen die een vrouw bij het huwelijk aan haar man heeft gegeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

dote

dinheiro ou bens trazidos por uma mulher ao marido no casamento

🇷🇺Russian

приданое

деньги или имущество, принесенные женщиной мужу при замужестве

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दहेज

विवाह के समय किसी महिला द्वारा अपने पति के लिए लाया गया धन या संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

মোহরানা

বিবাহের সময় একজন মহিলা তার স্বামীর কাছে আনা অর্থ বা সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

வரதட்சணை

ஒரு பெண் தன் கணவனுக்கு திருமணத்தில் கொண்டு வரும் பணம் அல்லது சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కట్నం

వివాహంలో ఒక స్త్రీ తన భర్తకు తెచ్చిన డబ్బు లేదా ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

हुंडा

स्त्रीने लग्नाच्या वेळी तिच्या पतीकडे आणलेले पैसे किंवा मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

દહેજ

લગ્ન સમયે સ્ત્રી દ્વારા તેના પતિને લાવેલા પૈસા અથવા મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ

ಮದುವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆ ತನ್ನ ಪತಿಗೆ ತಂದ ಹಣ ಅಥವಾ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ത്രീധനം

വിവാഹസമയത്ത് ഒരു സ്ത്രീ ഭർത്താവിന് കൊണ്ടുവന്ന പണമോ സ്വത്തോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਜ

ਪੈਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਤੀ ਲਈ ਲਿਆਂਦੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہر

رقم یا جائیداد جو عورت اپنے شوہر کے لیے شادی کے وقت لائے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嫁妆

妇女在结婚时向丈夫带来的金钱或财产

🇯🇵Japanese

ドーワー

結婚時に女性が夫に持ち込んだ金銭または財産

🇰🇷Korean

결혼 지참금

여성이 결혼 시 남편에게 가져온 돈이나 재산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban cho

tiền hoặc tài sản do người phụ nữ mang đến cho chồng khi kết hôn

🇹🇭Thai

ดาว์น

เงินหรือทรัพย์สินที่ผู้หญิงนำมาให้สามีเมื่อแต่งงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mahar

🇲🇾Malay

mas kahwin

wang atau harta yang dibawa oleh seorang wanita kepada suaminya semasa perkahwinan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهر

الأموال أو الممتلكات التي تقدمها المرأة لزوجها عند الزواج

🇮🇷Persian

مهریه

پول یا اموالی که زن هنگام ازدواج برای شوهرش آورده است

🇹🇷Turkish

çeyiz

kadının evlilikte kocasına getirdiği para veya mal

🇮🇱Hebrew

נדוניה

כסף או רכוש שהביאה אישה לבעלה בעת הנישואין

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