dowagers

Noun

dowager (plural dowagers)

1. 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.
2. 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
3. Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.
   • A stately dowager entered the ballroom, and all eyes were upon her.