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dowress

dowress noun: a woman entitled to dower.

Noun

dowress (plural dowresses)

  1. A woman entitled to dower.

Forms of dowress

pluraldowresses

Origin of dowress

From dower + -ess?

Questions about dowress

What does dowress mean?
Dowress means a woman entitled to dower.
What part of speech is dowress?
Dowress is a noun.
What is the plural of dowress?
The plural of dowress is dowresses.

Words near dowress in the dictionary

  1. dowra
  2. dowrah
  3. dowrahs
  4. dowral
  5. dowras
  6. dowress
  7. dowresses
  8. dowrie
  9. dowried
  10. dowries
  11. dowriless

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