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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  1. ^   "Religious Dower". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved on 2006-09-07. 

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.