Dowered

/ˈdaʊərd/

दहेज-युक्त; दहेज/संपत्ति से संपन्न

Hard #कानून #विवाह #दहेज #विरासत #ऐतिहासिक-प्रयोग

Origin & History

From Middle English dower(e)n (from the noun dower), ultimately from Old French doaire, from Latin dōtārium ‘relating to a dowry’, from dōs ‘dowry’.

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी dower(e)n (संज्ञा dower से), जिसका मूल पुरानी फ़्रेंच doaire और आगे लैटिन dōtārium (‘दहेज से संबंधित’) तथा dōs (‘दहेज’) में है।

Definition

Describes someone (especially a bride or wife) who has been given a dowry or legally endowed with property/income.

वह व्यक्ति (विशेषकर दुल्हन/पत्नी) जिसे दहेज दिया गया हो या जिसे कानूनी रूप से संपत्ति/आय का अधिकार देकर संपन्न किया गया हो।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
In the novel, the dowered bride brought land into the marriage.
उपन्यास में दहेज-संपन्न दुल्हन विवाह में ज़मीन लेकर आई।
Verb (past tense/past participle of 'dower'):
She was dowered with an annual income under the old settlement.
पुराने समझौते के तहत उसे वार्षिक आय का अधिकार दिया गया था।

Usage Examples

The dowered widow retained rights to a portion of the estate.
The family insisted that their daughter be dowered before the marriage.
In medieval records, women were sometimes dowered with land for their maintenance.

Synonyms

Endowed Provided Portionless (opposite sense when negated) Settled (with property) Gifted (with property)

Antonyms

Undowered Unendowed Portionless Penniless

Related Forms

Noun
Dower / Dowry
Verb
Dower / Dowering / Dowered
Adjective
Dowered / Dowable (rare)

Idioms & Phrases

Dowered with (something)
किसी चीज़ से संपन्न/प्रदान किया हुआ