Dowager

['daʊədʒə] or ['daʊədʒɚ]

Definition

(noun.) a widow holding property received from her deceased husband.

Typist: Mason--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease.

(n.) A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank.

Checker: Pamela

Definition

n. a widow with a dower or jointure: a title given to a widow to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir.

Edited by Clifford

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