Feudal England did not express herself so strongly, but a dowerless daughter was felt to be a heavy burden, and a daughter with a portion was treated simply as a marketable commodity.
There was no question of Eileen returning to the Convent as a pupil: her desire to take the veil failed at the thought that now she could only be a dowerless working-sister, not a teacher.
The venerable Lady Superior used to say we weredowerless brides, we of the house of Lotbinière.
The story in question is the famous one of the young man St. Nicholas and his gifts to the dowerless maidens.
There is no social law which forbids a dowerlessgirl to marry a dowerless man," laughing.
The truth sometimes sounds harsh when spoken plainly, Geraldine; but you are aware, that however loved and welcome you have been beneath my roof, that you are a dowerless girl.
He thought it very probable that Max did not know that Geraldine was a dowerless girl, absolutely dependent, and he had no compunctions that the fact had been well guarded.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dowerless" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
