dowagernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdaʊə.dʒər/us/ˈdaʊə.dʒɚ/specialized law a woman of high social rank whose husband is dead but who has a title and property because of her marriage to him:
a dowager queen
literary an old woman who is, or behaves as if she is, of high social rank
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