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dowager

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dowager (noun)
  2. dowager's hump (noun)
  3. queen dowager (noun)

dow·a·ger

noun \ˈdau̇-i-jər\

Definition of DOWAGER

1
: a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband
2
: a dignified elderly woman
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Examples of DOWAGER

  1. The estate is owned by a wealthy dowager.
  2. <the town's dowagers frequently shake their heads over the younger generation>

Origin of DOWAGER

Middle French douagiere, from douage dower, from douer to endow — more at endow
First Known Use: 1530

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