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Noun

A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
Any lady of dignified bearing.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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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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WordNet dowager
n : a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

Moby Dictionary
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

DOWAGER. A widow endowed; one who has a jointure. 2. In England, this is a title or addition given to the widows of princes, dukes, earls, and other noblemen.