The life estate of a widow in the property of her husband At common law a wife had a life estate in one-third (in value) of the property of her husband who died without leaving a valid will or from whose will she dissented In many states common law dower has been abolished by statute or never has been recognized
A life estate allowed by state laws to the widow in the real estate owned by her husband during the marriage
the legal right of a wife to use or own some portion of her husband's real estate, should she survive him
The rights of a widow or child to part of a deceased husband's or fathers property
Rights of a wife to one-third interest in all real property owned by her husband during the course of the marriage; wife must survive husband to be entitled to dower rights
{i} dowry; bride price, sum paid by the groom to the bride's family; widow's inheritance
The provision which the law makes for the support of a widow during her lifetime out of income produced by the real estate owned by her husband during the marriage This provision for the support of a widow is usually favored over the claims of her deceased husbands creditors