[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Law.the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.", "dowry(def1) dowry(def1).", "a natural gift or endowment."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to provide with a dower or dowry .", "to give as a dower or dowry ."]}]