dowarye
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Anglo-Norman dowarie, from Medieval Latin dōtārium; equivalent to dowen + -erie. Doublet of dower.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dowarye (plural dowerys)
- A dower; a life estate of a male spouse's property.
- (rare) A gift given by the bride's family to the groom or his relatives; dowry.
- (rare, figurative) Any sort of property, especially if valuable or important.
- (rare, figurative) An attribute or quality (of a person or people).
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “dǒuerīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Middle English terms suffixed with -erie
- Middle English doublets
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- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
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- enm:Marriage