See Also: dower(dictionary)
Dower(law)
ASSIGNMENT OF DOWER(law)
ADMEASUREMENT OF DOWER, remedies(law)
WRIT OF DOWER, practice(law)
DOWER UNDE NIHIL HABET(law)
NE UNQUES SEISIE QUIZ DOWER, pleading(law)

restringe (iou) and dower (iou)


restringe (iou)



restringe verb. Long rare. M16.
[Latin restringere: see RESTRAIN.]
verb trans. & intrans. Have a constipating or astringent effect (on). M16-M18.
verb trans. Confine, limit, restrict. M16.

dower (iou)



dower noun & verb. LME.
[Old French douaire from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare endow, from dos, dot- dowry, DOT noun2, rel. to dare give: see -ARY1.]
A. noun.
Law (now Hist.). The share of a dead man's estate that was formerly allowed to his widow for life. LME.
= DOWRY 2. Now arch. & poet. LME.
An endowment or gift of Nature; a talent. LME.
Comb.: dower chest (a) a wedding-chest; (b) US a hope chest; dower house a smaller house on the estate of a large one, forming part of a widow's dower and intended as her place of residence; dower land: forming part of a widow's dower.
b. verb.
verb trans. Give a dowry to; endow with a dowry. L15.
E. Bowen The daughters should be well dowered with Bland money.
verb trans. Endow or furnish with an attribute, talent, or gift. L18.
E. M. Forster A man dowered with coarse kindliness, and rustic strength.
doweress noun a widow holding a dower; a dowager: E16-E19.
dowerless adjective E17.