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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' 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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[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. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_113419"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/dowager Dowager from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_113419"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/dowager Dowager from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 13 October 2021
Dowager [1]
(1): ( 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.
(2): ( n.) 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.
