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Dowress

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A woman entitled to dower. See "Dower."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A woman entitled to dower.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A woman entitled to dower. See Dower.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A woman entitled to dower; a tenant in dower. 2 P. Wms. 707.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A woman entitied to dower; atenant in dower, 2P. Wins, 707.