Etymology

dowage

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Today it means: dower; dowry. Full definition →

Old French douage ← Latin dōtō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdōtō“to endow”
  2. Old French · derived fromdouage
  3. English todaydowage

From Old French douage, from douer + -age, from Latin dōtō (“to endow”), from dōs (“dowry”). By surface analysis, dow + -age.

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