Sentence:  [T]he reaſon, which our law gives for adopting it ["i.e.", dower], is a very plain and a ſenſible one; for the ſuſtenance of the wife, and the nurture and education of the younger children. [...] 1. Who may be <WSD>endowed</WSD>. She muſt be the actual wife of the party at the time of the deceaſe. If ſhe be divorced "a vinculo matrimonii", ſhe ſhall not be <WSD>endowed</WSD>; [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To provide with a (husband's property) or a (given to a bride).