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· Latin
dos
3 English words descend from Latin
dos
, most common first.
dowry
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
dower
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
dote
To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.