dowered

An archaic adjective meaning endowed with a natural gift, quality, or dowry; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung „mit einer natürlichen Gabe, einer Eigenschaft oder einer Mitgift ausgestattet“; im heutigen Englisch selten verwendet.

1. Supplied with a dower or dowry C2 formal british

   Having been provided with a dower or dowry, typically in a historical or legal context.

   • The bride was dowered with a substantial estate by her father.
   • In medieval times, a dowered woman had financial security.
   • The dowered lands were passed down through the family.

   🇩🇪Mit einer Mitgift ausgestattet

   Synonyme: endowed

• more dowered comparative form
• most dowered superlative form

An archaic verb meaning to endow or provide with a dowry, or to bestow a gift or portion upon someone.

• 🇩🇪Veralteter verbaler Ausdruck mit der Bedeutung, jemanden mit einer Mitgift auszustatten oder jemandem ein Geschenk bzw. einen Anteil zukommen zu lassen.

1. Provide with a dowry C2 formal british

   To give a dowry or property to a bride upon marriage.

   • The father dowered his daughter with a small estate.
   • In some cultures, families dower their daughters with land.
   • The king dowered the princess with a generous sum of gold.

   🇩🇪Mitgift geben

   Synonyme: endowportion

2. Endow with a gift or quality C2 formal

   To provide someone with a natural ability, talent, or quality.

   • Nature has dowered her with a beautiful singing voice.
   • He was dowered with great intelligence and wit.
   • The artist was dowered with an extraordinary imagination.

   🇩🇪Mit einer Gabe ausstatten

   Synonyme: bestowconferendowequipfurnishgiftgrantinvestprovidesupply

• dowered past participle
• dowered past simple
• dowering present participle
• dowers third person singular