DOWAGER


Meaning of DOWAGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdau̇-i-jər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French douagiere, from douage dower, from douer to endow — more at endow

Date: 1530

1. : a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband

2. : a dignified elderly woman

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.