dowager
n. இறந்துபோன கணவரிடமிருந்து பெற்ற உரிமை அல்லது உடைமையுடைய மாது.
Dow"a*ger, n. Etym: [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See Dower.] 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.