dower vs give away

dower

verb
  • To give a dower or dowry to. 

  • To endow. 

noun
  • The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate. 

  • Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry. 

give away

verb
  • To make a gift of (something). 

  • To concede. 

  • To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father. 

  • To relinquish control over. 

  • To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc. 

  • To unintentionally reveal a secret, divulge undisclosed information, or expose someone. 

How often have the words dower and give away occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )