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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dow′er house′, [Brit.]

British Termsthe dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate.

1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dower house

a house set apart for the use of a widow, often on her deceased husband's estate

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