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Definition: The money, goods or estate that a wife brought to her husband at marriage.

Pronunciation: [dou-ree] • (noun

Alternate Spelling:  dowery

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Wills, Estates and Probate
Learn how to analyze wills for clues, find meanings for unusual words often found in old wills and information on where to look in public records and online for recorded wills.


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