EN

Synonyms for dower

All synonyms

Noun

1. Reverse dowry — property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the…

reverse dowry, bride price

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage

Related words

Word family
dowager dowry
Is a kind of
price fee gift
Other spellings
dougher

Forms

Plural
dowers → endowments, portions, bakers…

Example sentences

  • baker Wolfgang is a baker in a small village in Germany.
  • endowment The university's endowment grew 10% in the last year alone.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dowerfalling
bakerrising
endowmentsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
baker2
7 letters
portion2
9 letters
endowment3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baker2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
douaire