Definition of dowers:
(n) :
(law) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
(n) :
(law) Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
(v) :
(transitive) To give a dower or dowry to.
(v) :
(transitive) To endow.
(n) :
(obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
(n) :
A surname.