dower
Example Sentences
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Visitors made note of his slaves, and the vast number of "dower" slaves at Mount Vernon estate.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2020
In order to qualify as worthy husbands, Singerman says, Egyptian grooms and their families need to save up for dower money or jewellery to give the bride.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2015
Wealthy "Daddy" Browning married her in 1926 when she was 15, cut her out of his will before he died in 1934, but she got dower rights of $5,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
She will bring him a dower of $25,000 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a dower slave from the Custis estate, Betty had come to Mount Vernon after George and Martha married in 1759, moving there with her mistress.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing dower
Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 5
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Vocabulary from the Magna Carta, List 2
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