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Dowager

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
"A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them."
2.NounThe widow of the holder of a title (usually a member of the peerage or a baronet); used in combination with the title she held during her husband's lifetime.
"the Earl and Countess of Whiteacre, and the Earl's mother, the dowager Countess of Whiteacre; Sir George Sitwell, Bt. and Lady Sitwell, and Sir George's mother, the dowager Lady Sitwell"
3.NounAny lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.
"A stately dowager entered the ballroom, and all eyes were upon her."
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