Dowerless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ).ləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dowerless is an adjective meaning Lacking a dowry; dowryless.
Meaning
Lacking a dowry; dowryless.
Example Sentences
A carol (Greene no. 315) which relates how St. Nicholas helped three dowerless girls employs, in stanzas 4-6, a type of incremental repetition in which each daughter speaks in turn […]
Synonyms for dowerless
Depending on context, synonyms include dowryless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dowriless, dowryless, portionless, tocherless, wiveless, wivesless.
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