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单词 dowager
释义 dowager
 —dowagerism,  n.  
 /dow"euh jeuhr/,  n.  
  1. a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, esp. the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager.
  2. an elderly woman of stately dignity, esp. one of elevated social position: a wealthy dowager.
  adj.  
  3. noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dowager: the dowager duchess; to prefer a dowager style of dress.
 [1520-30; < MF douag(i)ere, equiv. to douage dower (see ENDOW, -AGE) + -iere, fem. of -ier -IER2]
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