dow·a·ger (dou  -jr)n. 1. A widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband. 2. An elderly woman of high social station. [Obsolete French douagière, from douage, dower, from douer, to endow, from Latin d  t re, from ds, dt-, dowry; see d- in Indo-European roots.] |
dowager [ˈdaʊədʒə]
n
1.
a. a widow possessing property or a title obtained from her husband
b. (as modifier) the dowager duchess
2. a wealthy or dignified elderly woman
[from Old French douagiere, from douage dower]
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| Noun | 1. |  dowager - a widow holding property received from her deceased husbandwidow, widow woman - a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried |
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