Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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estate for life | Yes | No | No | No |
dower | Yes | No | Yes | No |
estate for life (noun) | dower (noun) |
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(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it | a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband |
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
estate for life (verb) | dower (verb) |
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furnish with an endowment |