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dowager
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[ˈdaʊɪdʒə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband
(e.g: the dowager duchess)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from Old French douagiere, from douage ‘dower’, from douer ‘endow’, from Latin dotare ‘endow’ (see dower)
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