dower

English - Turkish

Definition of dower in English Turkish dictionary: başlık; çeyiz; ağırlık; kabiliyet; drahoma; {f} drahoma vermek; vergi; {i} dul kadına kocasının mülkünden düşen pay; çeyiz/yetenek ver; dul kadına hayatı boyunca kocasının gayri menkullerinden tahsis olunan irat; çeyiz parası; çeyiz/yetenek/miras; çeyiz veya ağırlık vermek; {i} yetenek; {f} çeyiz vermek; {f} yetenek vermek; istidat
dower chest: çeyiz sandığı

English - English

Definition of dower in English English dictionary: property given by a woman to her husband at marriage, a dowry; that part of a deceased's property provided to his widow; to endow; to give a dower or dowry; {n} a jointure, wife's portion; Right of a widow to a life estate in a portion of the real property owned by her deceased husband; - A right that a wife has in her husband's property at the time of his death; 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; A spouse's interest in the property of a deceased spouse; That portion of the real estate of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman is entitled after the death of her husband; Under common law, The legal rights of a wife or child to a part of a deceased husband's or father's estate, regardless of the provisions in his will; a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband; The rights of a widow in the property of her husband at his death; property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"; 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 husband’s creditors; money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage; The part or interest of a deceased man's real property allotted by law to his widow for her lifetime; {f} endow, give a dowry to; The rights of a widow in the property of her husband upon his death; The right which a wife has in her husband's estate at his death; the legal rights that some states (Michigan for example) give a wife in her husband's property; The interest enjoyed by a wife in real property her husband acquired during his life time The right becomes exercisable upon the death of the husband Dower still exists in some jurisdictions but has been abandoned in most; That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift; that part of a deceaseds property provided to his widow; The property with which a woman is endowed That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry; legal provision of real estate and support made to the widow for her lifetime from a husband's estate; The rights of a widow or child to part of a deceased husband's or father's property; the part of interest of a deceased man's real estate alloted by law to his widow; The right which a wife has in her husband!s estate at his death; Widow's right to a share of her deceased husband's estate; A right that a wife has in her husband's property at the time of his death; The legal right or interest, recognized in some states, that a wife acquires in the property her husband held or acquired during their marriage During the husband's lifetime the right is only a possibility of an interest; upon his death it can become an interest in land; Legal right or share which a wife acquired by marriage in the real estate of her husband, allotted to her after his death for her lifetime; A right that a wife has in her husband's property at the time of his death Does not exist in all states
dowered: {a} portioned, have a jointure
dowered: past of dower
dowered: supplied with (especially a dower or dowry)
dowered: Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion
dowering: present participle of dower
dowers: third-person singular of dower
dowers: plural of , dower