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dow•ry
Pronunciation: (dou'rē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ries.
1. Also,dower.the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
2. Archaic.a widow's dower.
3. a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc.
Also,dowery.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.