Religious Dower
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A Religious Dower was the sum of money or property that a nun brought for her maintenance into the convent where she was to make her profession.[1]
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"Religious Dower". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
