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Dowager

Dowager Meaning & Definition
Dowager Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dowager?

[n] a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dowager:

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See Also | widow | widow woman

Dowager In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 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.

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