What does dowerless mean?
Definitions for dowerless
dow·er·less
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Princeton's WordNet
dowerlessadjective
lacking a dowry
Wiktionary
dowerlessadjective
Lacking a dowry
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dowerlessadjective
Without a fortune; unportioned.
Etymology: from dower.
Thy dow’rless daughter, king, thrown to my chance,
Is queen of us, and ours, and our fair France. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.
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dowerless
Dowerless refers to a woman who has no dowry to bring into a marriage. A dowry is a transfer of parental property, gifts, or money upon the marriage of a daughter. Hence, a dowerless woman is one who doesn't have such assets to contribute when she gets married.
Webster Dictionary
Dowerlessadjective
destitute of dower; having no marriage portion
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dowerless in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dowerless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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