Dowress

/ˈdaʊ.ɹɛs/ noun

Definition

A widow who holds the dower (property or money) provided to her by her late husband's estate; a woman entitled to dower rights.

Etymology

From 'dower' (from Old French 'doaire') plus the feminine suffix '-ess.' Legal term describing a widow's claim to her late husband's property.

Kelly Says

The 'dowress' had actual power in medieval economies—she often controlled land and income after her husband died. Widows were sometimes the most economically independent women in their societies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ደግሞ ሴት
en-de deg-mo set
ARالعربية
امرأة من الطبقة الدنيا
im-ra-tuh min at-tab-qa al-dun-ya
BNবাংলা
নিম্ন অবস্থার মহিলা
nimn ob-shth-ar mahi-la
CACatalà
Dona de rang inferior
do-na deh rang in-fe-ree-or
CSČeština
žena z nižšího postavení
zhen-a z ni-z-she-ho post-a-ve-ni
DADansk
kvinder af lavere rang
kvin-der af la-ve-re rang
DEDeutsch
Frau niedriger Stellung
fraw ni-ger steh-lung
ELΕλληνικά
γυναίκα χαμηλής θέσης
yi-na-ka ha-me-lis the-sis
ESEspañol
mujer de baja condición
moo-her deh bah-ha kon-dee-shon
FAفارسی
زن فرودست
zen fo-roost
FISuomi
alemman aseman nainen
a-lem-man a-se-man na-inen
FRFrançais
femme de condition inférieure
fanm deh kon-dee-shon in-fe-ree-er
GUGU
નીચા સ્થાનની સ્ત્રી
nee-cha sth-aan-nee sth-ree
HAHA
matar da ke a kasa
ma-ta-r da ke a ka-sa
HEעברית
אישה בעמדה נמוכה
ee-shah ba-em-dah ne-mok-ah
HIहिन्दी
निम्न स्थिति की महिला
nimn sthiti ki mahila
HUMagyar
alacsony rangú nő
a-la-kon-yi ran-goo no
IDBahasa Indonesia
wanita dari kelas bawah
wa-ni-ta dari kelas ba-wah
IGIG
nwanyi nke oge dị ukwụ
n-wa-nyi nke o-ge di uk-wu
ITItaliano
donna di condizione inferiore
don-na deh kon-dee-shon in-fe-ree-er
JA日本語
低位の女性
hei-i no josei
KKKK
алты жайлау аял
al-ty ja-ylau a-yal
KMKM
ស្ត្រីស្ថានទី
s-trai s-thaan-tee
KO한국어
낮은 신분의 여성
nat-eun shin-bun-ui ye-seong
MRMR
निचले स्थितीची स्त्री
nich-le sth-iti-chee sth-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
wanita dari kelas rendah
wa-ni-ta dari kelas ren-doh
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်တန်း အမျိုးသမီး
a-le-l-ta-ng a-myo-o-tha-mee
NLNederlands
vrouw van lage stand
vrou-w van la-ge stand
NONorsk
kvinne av lavere status
kvin-ne av la-ve-re sta-tus
PAPA
ਘੁ MSP
ghuh msp
PLPolski
kobieta niższego stanu
ko-bie-ta ni-z-she-go stan-u
PTPortuguês
mulher de baixa posição
moo-jer deh bah-ha po-zee-sawn
RORomână
oameni de rang inferior
o-a-meni deh rang in-fe-ree-or
RUРусский
женщина низкого положения
zhen-shchyna niz-kogo polo-zheniya
SVSvenska
kvinna av lägre ställning
kvin-na av la-gre sh-til-ling
SWKiswahili
mwanamke wa hali ya chini
mwa-na-m-ke wa ha-li ya chi-ni
TAதமிழ்
குறைந்த பதவி பெற்ற பெண்
koo-rai-nth pa-thi-vi pe-r-tha pe-n
TEతెలుగు
తక్కువ స్థానంలోని మహిళ
tak-ku-va sth-aana-lo-ni mahi-la
THไทย
หญิงฐานะต่ำ
ying tha-na-tawm
TLTL
babaeng mababa ang katayuan
ba-ba-eng ma-ba-ba ang ka-ta-yua-n
TRTürkçe
düşük statülü kadın
doo-shek sta-too-loo ka-din
UKУкраїнська
жінка низького статусу
zhinka niz-kogo sta-tu-su
URاردو
عورت کمزور
o-roort kam-zoor
VITiếng Việt
người phụ nữ có địa vị thấp
ngoo-ee phu nuh koh jee-a-vi thap
YOYO
Obirin ti o ni iṣẹ̀
o-bee-rin ti o ni i-she
ZH中文
地位低下女性
dìwèi dīxià nǚxìng
ZUZU
umfazi owesifazwe
oo-m-fa-zi ow-es-i-fa-zwe

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