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[ wid-oh-hood ] / ˈwɪd oʊˌhʊd /
nounthe state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower. Origin of widowhoodbefore 900; Middle English wid(e)wehood,Old English widuwanhād, equivalent to widuwan, genitive singular of widuwewidow + -hād-hood Words nearby widowhoodwidish, Widnes, widow, widow bird, widower, widowhood, widow's benefit, widow's cruse, widow's mite, widow's peak, widow's walk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for widowhoodWhen you look at happiness studies, you see that people acclimate to even terrible events: widowhood, divorce, terrible injuries. The Federal Government Should Hire the Long-Term Unemployed|Megan McArdle|March 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST If tragedy had entered her life, it must have been subsequent to widowhood. The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie We are shown a Marie Stuart, young, before and after her widowhood. The book of the ladies|Pierre de Bourdeille Brantme This Sonnet was written in the seventh year of her widowhood. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2)|Anna Jameson
The life of her majesty is marked by three great stages—her youth, her married life, and her widowhood. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8|Various They generally granted outdoor relief to widows for the first few weeks of their widowhood, and were often driven to extend it. English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
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