Dowager
Pronunciation : Dow"a*ger
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See Dower.]
Definition : 1. (Eng. Law)
Defn: A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease. Blount. Burrill.
2. A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank. With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans. Tennyson. Queen dowager, the widow of a king.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913