dowered

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

• 🇫🇷Adjectif littéraire ou vieilli signifiant pourvu d'une dot, d'un don ou d'une qualité naturelle, souvent au sens figuré de quelqu'un qui est doté d'un talent ou d'un avantage.

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.

   🇫🇷doté d'une dot

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe vieilli signifiant doter une personne, en particulier pourvoir une fiancée d'une dot, ou plus généralement gratifier quelqu'un d'un don, d'une part ou d'un avantage.

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.

   🇫🇷doter (une fiancée)

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷doter d'un don ou d'une qualité

   Synonymes: bestowconferendowequipfurnishgiftgrantinvestprovidesupply

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