Dutch Meaning of dowager

koningin-weduwe

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Definitions and Meaning of dowager in English

Wordnet

dowager (n)

a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

Webster

dowager (n.)

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.

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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koningin-weduwe

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