meaning of dowager
1. A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease.
2. A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husbands heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank.
3. a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
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