DOWAGER

dowager

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

dowager (plural dowagers)

a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband

any lady of dignified bearing

Anagrams

• dogwear, wordage

Source: Wiktionary

Dow"a*ger, n. Etym: [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See Dower.]

1. (Eng. Law)

Definition: 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.

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. With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans. Tennyson. Queen dowager, the widow of a king.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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