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dowry: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

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stipendiary collapse: paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases; pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; "stipendiary funds"

endowed collapse: provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature); "an well-endowed college"; "endowed with good eyesight"; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"

invested collapse: officially endowed with authority or power; "by the Constitution...the president is invested with certain...powers"- John Marshall

jointure collapse: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

subsidiary collapse: of or relating to or being a subsidy

long suit collapse: in a hand, the suit having the most cards

dower collapse: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

speciality collapse

appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

makings collapse

strong point collapse

capability collapse: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"; an aptitude that may be developed; the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

investment collapse: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit

potential collapse: the inherent capacity for coming into being; existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"

faculty collapse: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

ability collapse: the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment; possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

instinct collapse: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

talent collapse: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

forte collapse: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible; (music) with great loudness; an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

caliber collapse

flair collapse: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"

goods collapse

qualification collapse: the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"; an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"

endowment collapse: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"; natural abilities or qualities; the capital that provides income for an institution

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