dowager
/ˈdaʊəd͡ʒɚ/ 名词 C2中文： 贵妇
- A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband. · A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them.
- The widow of the holder of a title (usually a member of the peerage or a baronet); used in combination with the title she held during her husband's lifetime. · the Earl and Countess of Whiteacre, and the Earl's mother, the dowager Countess of Whiteacre· Sir George Sitwell, Bt. and Lady Sitwell, and Sir George's mother, the dowager Lady Sitwell
- Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one. · A stately dowager entered the ballroom, and all eyes were upon her.
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