1) An empress dowager 2) Bereaved noblewoman 3) Dignified old woman 4) Dignified older woman 5) Dignified woman 6) Endowed widow 7) French word used in English 8) Lady Violet in Downton Abbey 9) One with old money 10) Party with a German widow 11) Queen Mary is one 12) Queen mother 13) Rich old girl to make bet
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1) Lady 2) Matron
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widow with a title or property derived from her late husband. A dignified elderly woman.
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A dowager is a widow who holds a title or property, or dower, derived from her deceased husband. As an adjective, `dowager` usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles. In loose popular usage, `dowager` as a stand-alone noun may be used to refer to any elderly widow, especially one who is wealthy or behaves with dig...
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• (n.) 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. • (n.) 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...
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The style given to the widow of a British peer or baronet. She may take the style of `Dowager Countess of Blankshire` (so as not to be confused with the wife of the current holder of the title);...
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Dow'a·ger noun [ Old French
douagiere , from
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...
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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.
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n] - a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
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noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
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The style given to the widow of a British peer or baronet. She may take the style of `Dowager Countess of Blankshire` (so as not to be confused with the wife of the current holder of the title); alternatively she may take the style of `Mary, Countess of Blankshire` (although this is the style also used by divorced wives of p...
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a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, esp. the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager. · an elderly woman of stately dignity, esp. one of elevated social position: a wealthy dowager.
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