dowager

dow·a·ger

D0363500 (dou′ə-jər)n.1. A widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband.2. An elderly woman of high social station.

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[Obsolete French douagière, from douage, dower, from douer, to endow, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]

dowager

(ˈdaʊədʒə) n1. a. a widow possessing property or a title obtained from her husbandb. (as modifier): the dowager duchess. 2. a wealthy or dignified elderly woman[C16: from Old French douagiere, from douage dower]

dow•a•ger

(ˈdaʊ ə dʒər)

n. 1. a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband. 2. an elderly woman of stately dignity. adj. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of a dowager. [1520–30; < Middle French douag(i)ere, derivative of douage dower]

Thesaurus

Noun

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dowager - a widow holding property received from her deceased husbandwidow, widow woman - a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

Translations

vedova nobile