Dictionary![]() ![]() dow•ryPronunciation: (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.
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