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dowa·ger (do̵u′ə jər)

noun

  1. a widow with a title or property derived from her dead husband: often used in combination with the title queen dowager, dowager duchess
  2. an elderly woman of wealth and dignity

Etymology: OFr douagiere < douage, dowry < douer, to give a dowry < L dotare, to endow < dos: see dot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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