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dowager |ˈdouəjər| noun a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband : [as adj. ] the dowager duchess | | [ postpositive ] the queen dowager. • informal a dignified elderly woman. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Old French douagiere, from douage ‘dower,’ from douer ‘endow,’ from Latin dotare ‘endow’ (see dower ).

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