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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for dowager:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dowager
    n 1: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

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.

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