dowager

Meaning

1. A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
2. The widow of the holder of a title; used in combination with the title she held during her husband's lifetime.
3. Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.

Synonyms

widow

dame

matron

wealthy widow

relict

ruler

lady

widow bird

wife

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whidah

whydah

rich widow

matriarch

Translations

douairière

douairière

Witwe

viuda

Witwe von Stand

χήρα

الأرملة

χήρα κληρονόμος

nobre

dama

αξιοπρεπής κυρία

vídua rica

Matrone

Witfrau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊədʒə/

Etymology

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

Sentences

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