dowager queen
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Until February 1952, the dowager queen outranked her granddaughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
Her cousin, Mary — to some, the queen of Scotland, dowager queen of France and the rightful queen of England, but to her enemies, “that conniving Scottish witch” — languishes in the Tower of London.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
Inside, the club's dowager queen, Beryl Austin, observes the whirling proceedings with gleaming eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dowager queen of American ski areas, the val ley has been rejuvenated in recent years.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sort of a dowager queen of a doggy, a nice little old grandma lady of a dog.
From Little Miss By-The-Day by Lucille Van Slyke
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