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| Main Entry: |
dowager
 [dou-uh-jer] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old woman |
| Synonyms: | matriarch, matron, widow |
| Main Entry: | matriarch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruler |
| Synonyms: | dame, dignified woman, dowager, grande dame, matron, mother, queen |
| Antonyms: | patriarch |
| Main Entry: | matron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
| Synonyms: | administrator, biddy, dame, dowager, grande dame, housekeeper, housemother, lady, matriarch, mother, superintendent, wife |
| Antonyms: | patron |
Example Sentences
- The long, layered dowager necklaces of last fall are still holding strong, but taking on new incarnations.
- Time for the dowager to hand over real powers to the frustrated princeling.
- Doubtfire" is about a man who dresses as a dowager to invade the household of his estranged wife, who has thrown him out.
| Main Entry: | widow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman with dead husband |
| Synonyms: | dowager, relict |
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