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