queen dowager

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queen dowager

n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the widow of a king
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queen′ dow′ager


n.
the widow of a king.
[1615–25]
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Noun1.queen dowager - the widow of a kingqueen dowager - the widow of a king      
queen mother - a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
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The first carriage which arrived after that of the queen was that of the Prince de Conde, with the princess and dowager princess. Both these ladies had been awakened in the middle of the night and did not know what it all was about.
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