Dowager - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdaʊədʒər|  American pronunciation of the word dowager
Brit.  |ˈdaʊədʒə|  British pronunciation of the word dowager

noun

- a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

Extra examples

The estate is owned by a wealthy dowager.

...the town's dowagers frequently shake their heads over the younger generation...

...the dowager cringed at the thought of raffish tourists in rough boots tromping all over her Persian rugs...

...a stately dowager in an evening gown...

...an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins...

Word forms

noun
singular: dowager
plural: dowagers
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