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dowager

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Significado de dowager

n.

Viúva
Herdeira, matrona.

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

n.

widow generic term, widow woman generic term

Vogais: oae

Consoantes: dwgr

Palavras Parecidas

dagger, dodger, dogger, dowser, dodgery, daguerre, daker, dozer, disagreer, dog-weary.