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DOWERESS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DOWERESS is a dowered widow : dowager.
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Dowager - Wikipedia
A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse. As an adjective, dowager usually ...
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doweress - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From dower + -ess. Noun. edit. doweress (plural doweresses). (archaic) A widow who holds a dower; a dowager.
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doweress
† ˈdoweress Obs. Also 6 dowares(se, 9 dowress. [f. dower, with fem. suffix -ess. Cf. jointress.] A widow holding a dower; dowager.1519 in Hall Chron. (1809) 601 The..Kyng of Englande..with his bedfelowe the Quene, and his Sister the dowares of France. 1818 Cruise Digest (ed. 2) I. 192 Before the abo...
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This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1820s. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve ...
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"DOWERESS": Widow entitled to husband's property - OneLook
▸ noun: (archaic) A widow who holds a dower; a dowager. Similar: dowry, dowress, dowagerism, dower, dowd, dowery, dowst, duchesse, dutchess, dame, more..
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Dower - Wikipedia
Dower is a provision accorded traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support should she become widowed. It was settled on the bride ...
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dowager, n. meanings, etymology and more
A woman whose husband is dead and who is in the enjoyment of some title or some property that has come to her from him. Often added to the title so enjoyed, ...
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DOWER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DOWER is the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased spouse given by law to the surviving spouse during the surviving spouse's ...
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What Is a “Dowager”? How Is She Addressed? - Always Austen
A dowager is a widow who holds a title or property, often referred to as a “dower.” That property is derived from the woman's deceased husband.
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DOWAGER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to ...
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