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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans. --Tennyson. {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dowager n : a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
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