dower
noun [ C ] uk/daʊər/ us/daʊɚ/
（寡妇获得的）亡夫遗产
a share of a man's money and property that belongs to his widow (= wife) after he dies
She had to leave the Manor and take up residence in the dower house. 她不得不离开大宅子，住到留给她的寡妇小屋去。
old use（dowry旧时的拼法）
an old word for a dowry