[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:
mid 16th century: from Old French douagiere, from douage ‘dower’, from douer ‘endow’, from Latin dotare ‘endow’ (see dower)