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dowager in Arabic

أرملة

/ˈdaʊədʒə//ˈdaʊəd͡ʒɚ/

dowager in Arabic: أرملة. In English, dowager means a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.

Arabic words for dowager

widow
أرملة

English meaning of dowager

  1. noun A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.

Full definition of dowager

dowager in a sentence

  • A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them.
  • 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

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Questions about dowager in Arabic

What is the meaning of dowager in Arabic?
Dowager in Arabic is أرملة.
ما معنى كلمة dowager؟
Dowager: أرملة.
What does dowager mean in English?
Dowager means a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.

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