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dowrier
† dowrier Sc. Obs. Also dowariar. [a. F. douairière a woman enjoying a dowry, a dowager, f. douaire dower, dowry.] = dowager.1533 Wriothesley Chron. (1875) I. 18 To be called Ladie Katherin, wife of Prince Arthur, dowarie[r] of Englande. 1555 Sc. Acts Mary (1597) §28 In presence of the Queenis Grace...
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douairière
‖ douairière, n. rare. (dwɛrjɛr) [Fr.: see dower n.2 The Fr. word was earlier borrowed into English as dowrier n.] A dowager.1869 G. Meredith Let. 16 Aug. (1970) I. 390 The person proposed by the douairière young and with money. 1919 R. Firbank Valmouth xi. 206 ‘Have you any intention, Eulalia,’ a d...
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drowrier
▪ I. drowrie, -ry var. druery, Obs.▪ II. drowrie, -ry, drowrier obs. Sc. ff. dowry, dowrier. [These forms seem to have arisen from a confusion of dowery, dowry, with drowrie, Sc. form of druery (sense 2). See also drowarie.]1503 Sc. Acts Jas. IV (1814) 240 (Jam.) The qwenis drowry and morwyn-gift. 1...
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drowarie
† drowarie erron. f. drowrier, Sc. form of dowrier, dowager.a 1557 Diurn. Occurr. (1833) 30 In this menetyme the quenis grace drowarie past on her fute to our Lady Laureit. Ibid. 34 He gat word the queenis grace drowarie was cummit out of Striveling to the Parliament.
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queen
▪ I. queen, n. (kwiːn) Forms: 1 cwœn, cwæn, cwénn, 1–3 cwén, (1 cu-), 2–3 cwene, kwene; 2–4 quen, (3 quu-, 4 qw-), 2–6 quene, (4–6 qw-, 5 qv-), 3 quiene, quyene, 4 qwhene, 4–5 whene, queyn, 4–6 queyne, 4–7 queene, 6 quein(e, 4– queen. [OE. cwén str. fem. = OS. quân (once in Hel.), ON. kvæn (also kvá...
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