Synonyms of the word

dowery

• n. Alternative form of dowry.

dower

• n. (law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form…
• n. (law) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize…
• n. (obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
• v. To give a dower or dowry.
• v. To endow.

dowry

• n. Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time…
• n. (less common) Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.
• n. (obsolete) Dower.
• n. A natural gift or talent.
• v. To bestow a dowry upon.

gift

• n. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
• n. A talent or natural ability.
• n. Something gained incidentally, without effort.
• n. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
• v. (transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
• v. (transitive) To give away, to concede easily.

portion

• n. An allocated amount.
• n. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
• n. One's fate; lot.
• n. The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
• n. A wife's fortune; a dowry.
• v. (transitive) To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
• v. (transitive) To endow with a portion or inheritance.