dowager

Significat

1. a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
2. any lady of dignified bearing

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdaʊədʒə/

Etimologia

From Middle French douagere, douagiere, from douage (“dower”), from the verb douer (“to endow”), from Latin dōtō (“to endow”), from dōs (“dowry”).

Sents

She spent the rest of her life as Dowager Queen in Bohemia .