dowager[noun]Synonyms: matriarch, dame, grande dame, matron
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dow‧a‧ger /ˈdaʊədʒə, ˈdaʊɪdʒə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Old French;
Origin: douagiere, from douer 'to give, endow']
1. a woman from a high social class who has land or a title from her dead husband:
the dowager Duchess of Devonshire2. informal a respected and impressive old lady
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