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widowhood

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wid·ow·hood  (wd-hd)
n.
The condition or period of being a widow.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.widowhood - the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
2.widowhood - the state of being a widow who has not remarried
marital status - the condition of being married or unmarried
Translations
widowhood [ˈwɪdəʊhʊd] N → viudez f
widowhood [ˈwɪdəʊhʊd] n → veuvage m
widowhood
n (of woman) (= period) → Witwenschaft f; (= state also) → Witwentum nt; (rare, of man) → Witwerschaft f
widowhood [ˈwɪdəʊhʊd] n → vedovanza
widowhood [ˈwɪdəʊhʊd] n → vedovanza


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Wakefield sifts his ideas, however, as minutely as he may, and finds himself curious to know the progress of matters at home--how his exemplary wife will endure her widowhood of a week; and, briefly, how the little sphere of creatures and circumstances, in which he was a central object, will be affected by his removal.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
But he was helpless himself in the hands of my lady and the Baron-- and the only kind thing he could do was to provide for me in my widowhood, like the true nobleman he was
The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The first year of her widowhood was just at an end, and she had past it in a good deal of retirement, seeing only a few particular friends, and dividing her time between her devotions and novels, of which she was always extremely fond.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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