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A '''dowager''' is a [[woman]] who holds title or property as the [[widow]] of her deceased [[husband]]. For example, an empress dowager is the widow of an [[emperor]]. The word is also used for an elderly woman of stately dignity. | A '''dowager''' is a [[woman]] who holds title or property as the [[widow]] of her deceased [[husband]]. For example, an empress dowager is the widow of an [[emperor]]. The word is also used for an elderly woman of stately dignity. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dowager Dowager, from Dictionary.com] | *[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dowager Dowager, from Dictionary.com] | ||
[[Category:Genealogy]] | [[Category:Genealogy]] | ||
Revision as of 01:05, August 31, 2011
User talk:Rsmitchell A dowager is a woman who holds title or property as the widow of her deceased husband. For example, an empress dowager is the widow of an emperor. The word is also used for an elderly woman of stately dignity.