Dower is a provision traditionally accorded by a husband or his family to a wife for her support should she become widowed, settled on the bride either by agreement at the time of the wedding or as provided by law. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Dower is a provision accorded traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support should she become widowed.
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