Dowable
/ˈdaʊəbl/noun
Capable of being assigned or entitled to a widow’s dower, especially under historical English law.
Did you know?“Dowable” belongs to the vocabulary of dower, a medieval legal system intended to provide a widow with support from her husband’s property after his death.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deh₃-
“To give or grant”
Ancient Latin
Latin
dos / dotis
“A gift or property provided in connection with marriage; a dowry”
Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin
dotarium
“Property assigned to a widow as her dower”
12th–13th Century
Anglo-French
douaire
“A widow’s life interest or provision from her husband’s estate”
Middle English
English
dower / dowable
“A widow’s legal property provision; capable of receiving or carrying dower”
Modern English
English
dowable
“Legally eligible for dower, chiefly in historical or specialized usage”