/ Dictionary / Index D dower house: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dow'er house" Pronunciation: [key] — Brit. Brit. the dwelling that is intended for or occupied by the widowed mother of the owner of an ancestral estate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. dower chest dowery Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language