estate in dower

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• estate in dower — See dower …   Black's law dictionary

• estate in dower — See dower …   Black's law dictionary

• dower — dow·er / dau̇ ər/ n [Anglo French, from Old French douaire, modification of Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dot dos gift, dowry]: the life estate in a man s real property to which his wife is entitled upon his death under common law and some… …   Law dictionary

• dower — The legal right or interest which the wife acquires by marriage in the real estate of her husband. At common law it consists in the use, during her natural life after the death of her husband, of one third of all the real estate of which her… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Dower house — The Dower House at Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire On an estate, a dower house is usually a moderately large house available for use by the widow of the estate owner. The widow, often known as the dowager usually moves into the dower house… …   Wikipedia

• estate for life — noun (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it • Syn: ↑life estate • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑estate • …   Useful english dictionary

• Dower — • A provision for support during life accorded by law to a wife surviving her hustand Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dower     Dower      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Dower — Dow er, n. [F. douaire, LL. dotarium, from L. dotare to endow, portion, fr. dos dower; akin to Gr. ? gift, and to L. dare to give. See 1st {Date}, and cf. {Dot} dowry, {Dotation}.] 1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dower and curtesy — A surviving spouse s right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse s estate usually one third to one half. Dower (not to be confused with a dowry) refers to the portion to which a surviving wife is entitled, while curtesy refers to what a …   Law dictionary

• estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… …   Law dictionary

• dower — ► NOUN 1) a widow s share for life of her husband s estate. 2) archaic a dowry. ORIGIN Old French douaire, from Latin dotare endow , from dos dowry …   English terms dictionary