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dowager    音标拼音: [d'ɑʊədʒɚ]
n. 富孀;贵妇

富孀;贵妇

dowager
n 1: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

Dowager \Dow"a*ger\, n. [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See
{Dower}.]
1. (Eng. Law) 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. --Blount.
--Burrill.
[1913 Webster]

2. A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her
from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name;
-- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank.
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With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans.
--Tennyson.
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{Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.
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57 Moby Thesaurus words for "dowager":
Eve, Frau, abbess, beldam, chatelaine, crone, dame,
daughter of Eve, distaff, domina, donna, femme, first lady, frow,
frump, gentlewoman, girl, goodwife, governess, grandam,
grande dame, grandmother, granny, great lady, hag, homemaker,
housewife, lady, lass, madam, matriarch, matron, milady, mistress,
mother superior, old battle-ax, old dame, old girl, old granny,
old lady, old trot, old wife, old woman, queen dowager, relict,
squaw, trot, vrouw, wahine, war-horse, weaker vessel, widow,
widow woman, widower, widowman, witch, woman



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  • Dowager - Wikipedia
    A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse [1] As an adjective, dowager usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles
  • DOWAGER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of DOWAGER is a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband How to use dowager in a sentence
  • Queen dowager - Wikipedia
    Its full meaning is clear from the two words from which it is composed: queen indicates someone who served as queen consort (i e wife of a king), while dowager indicates a woman who continues to hold the title from her deceased husband (a queen who reigns in her own right is a queen regnant)
  • DOWAGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    DOWAGER definition: 1 a woman of high social rank whose husband is dead but who has a title and property because of… Learn more
  • DOWAGER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    A dowager is a serious-minded older woman, especially one who is a wealthy widow In some countries, the widow of a king was historically known as the Queen dowager
  • Word of the day: Dowager - The Economic Times
    The word dowager refers to a widow who holds a title or property inherited from her deceased husband It is most commonly used in royal or noble contexts, describing a woman who retains her rank after her spouse’s death
  • DOWAGER - The Law Mind Legal Dictionary
    In a conveyance or settlement document, "dowager" signals a widow with a live dower or jointure claim — a third-party interest that could encumber the property
  • Dowager Queen Meaning: Definition, Role, and History
    A dowager queen is a former queen consort whose husband, the king, has died The word “dowager” comes from the French douagère, meaning a widow with a dower — historically, a legal right to a portion of a deceased husband’s estate
  • Dowager - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    A dowager is a serious-minded older woman, especially one who is a wealthy widow In some countries, the widow of a king was historically known as the Queen dowager
  • Dowager - definition of dowager by The Free Dictionary
    Define dowager dowager synonyms, dowager pronunciation, dowager translation, English dictionary definition of dowager n 1 A widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband 2 An elderly woman of high social station American Heritage® Dictionary of





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