dowager
Collocations
2ADJ.
reclusive, redoubtable
DOWAGER + NOUN
cixi, countess, pastures, whiteacre
Definitions
noun
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.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital, the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts,[…]!”
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them.
Wiktionary“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the wo
Wiktionarythe Earl and Countess of Whiteacre, and the Earl's mother, the dowager Countess of Whiteacre
WiktionaryEmpress Dowager Cixi held control in China for forty-seven years.
Tatoeba · #8046466She was politely described as a redoubtable dowager.
Tatoeba · #9948829