dowager

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

douairière

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdaʊədʒə/

Etymologie (Engels)

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

Zinnen

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

Ze bracht de rest van haar leven door als Dowager Queen in Bohemen.