dower vs inheritance

dower

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. 

verb
  • To endow. 

  • To give a dower or dowry to. 

inheritance

noun
  • The passing of title to an estate upon death. 

  • The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass. 

  • The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited 

  • That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. 

  • The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring. 

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