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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dower, n. [ME. dowere (Chaucer), dower, dowar, OF. douaire. Cf. Dowar(e.] A dower. —14.. Acts I. 42/2.
Gif he has ony othir land wyth the quhilk he may mak lauchful dower 1455 Soc. Ant. Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 7.
The said Mergarete suld haue sic sesine gevin til hir of the said … landis … outakand the landis, annuel rentis, & the doweris of wemen outane in the said brevis
