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title: dower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dower» in the school dictionary: A dower is the money, land or goods a bride brings to her husband when they marry, or property a widow keeps after her husband dies (old use, from fairy tales). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dower

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**Who acts:** dower, bride, goods, widow, husband, king · **What happens:** be, bring, marry, keep, die, promise · **To what, where:** money, husband, property, old use, castle, bride · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dower» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dower.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A dower is the money, land or goods a bride brings to her husband when they marry, or property a widow keeps after her husband dies (old use, from fairy tales).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dower:m1:1
# text = A dower is the money, land or goods a bride brings to her husband when they marry, or property a widow keeps after her husband dies (old use, from fairy tales).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dower	dower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	marry	marry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	widow	widow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
25	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
26	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	advcl	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	from	from	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	compound	_	_
35	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dower | the money |  |  |  | land or goods *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | present | a bride |  | bride's husband |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to husband=Destination |
| 3 | **marry** | present | goods | property |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent property=Patient |
| 4 | **keep** | present | a widow | property *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent property=Theme |
| 5 | **die** | present | bride's husband | old use from fairy tales |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king promised a castle as her dower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dower:x1:1
# text = The king promised a castle as her dower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dower	dower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the king | a castle |  |  |  | as her dower | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent castle=Theme |
| 2 | **dower** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dower «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wanted a bride with a large dower of gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dower:x2:1
# text = He wanted a bride with a large dower of gold.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dower	dower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | He | a bride |  |  |  | with a large dower of gold | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bride=Theme |
| 2 | **dower** |  |  | gold |  |  |  |  | nom dower «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The father said his daughter's dower would be a herd of cows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dower:x3:1
# text = The father said his daughter's dower would be a herd of cows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	dower	dower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the father |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | would | father's daughter's dower | a herd |  |  |  | of cows | tree rules |
| 3 | **dower** |  | father's daughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom dower «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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