dower

n. dowry; bride price, sum paid by the groom to the bride's family; widow's inheritance

v. endow, give a dowry to

Dower or mourning gift (Latin: doarium or, latinized Germanic, morganaticum; Fr. douaire; German: Morgengabe) was a provision for support during life (particularly for the widowhood period) accorded by law to a wife surviving her husband. It was settled on the bride, by agreement, at the time of the wedding, or provided by law.
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Noun
1. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
(synonym) dowry, dowery
(hypernym) gift
(derivation) endow
2. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
(hypernym) life estate, estate for life
(derivation) endow
Verb
1. furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"
(synonym) endow
(hypernym) give, gift, present
(hyponym) benefice

(n.)
The property with which a woman is endowed
  

(n.)
That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
  

(n.)
That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.
  

(n.)
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.
  

Dower: a widow's life estate interest in an intestate's real property - (read more on Dower)