'Dowager' definitions:

Definition of 'dowager'

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noun
A widow holding property received from her deceased husband

Definition of 'Dowager'

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  • Dowager \Dow"a*ger\, n. [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See Dower.]
  • 1. (Eng. Law) 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. --Blount. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Queen dowager, the widow of a king. [1913 Webster]

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