( n. )
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. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012