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noun
1.
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially 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, especially one of elevated social position: a wealthy dowager.
adjective
3.
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dowager: the dowager duchess; to prefer a dowager style of dress.
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Dowager
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Example Sentences
- The long, layered dowager necklaces of last fall are still holding strong, but taking on new incarnations.
- Time for the dowager to hand over real powers to the frustrated princeling.
- Doubtfire" is about a man who dresses as a dowager to invade the household of his estranged wife, who has thrown him out.
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dowager
1530, from M.Fr. douagere "pertaining to a dower," from douage "dower," from douer "endow," from L. dotare, from dos (gen. dotis) "dowry" (see dowry).
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