dowager

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A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
Any lady of dignified bearing
{n} a widow with a cowery or jointure
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
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
A widow holds title or property derived from her dead husband
a widow who holds title or property derived from her dead husband
If you describe a woman as a dowager, you mean that she is old and rich or looks important. like stately dowagers on a cruise
{i} widow with an inheritance or title; stately elderly lady
A widow's thirds, on the death of an owner of substance the estate usually was passed to the eldest son failing that to the daughters in common A widow was by common law entitled to the third of the estate for the remainder of her life It was usually assumed that this right was forfeit when if she remarried
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
widow holding property or a title received from her deceased husband; title given in England to widows of princes, dukes, earls, and other noblemen
You use dowager to refer to the wife of a dead duke, emperor, or other man of high rank. the Dowager Countess Spencer Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence. Dowager is also a noun
dowager's hump
The hump-like projection seen on the back of older people caused by kyphosis of the spine, consequent to osteoporosis; especially seen in women
dowager's humps
plural form of dowager's hump
Dowager Queen
queen dowager, widow of a king
queen dowager
Dowager Queen, widow of a king
queen dowager
the widow of a king
dowager

    Hyphenation

    dow·a·ger

    Turkish pronunciation

    dauıcır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdouəʤər/ /ˈdaʊəʤɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'dau-i-j&r ] (noun.) 1530. Middle French douagiere, from douage dower, from douer to endow, from Latin dotare, from dot-, dos gift, dower; more at DATE.
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