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doweress

doweress noun: a widow who holds a dower; a dowager.

Noun

doweress (plural doweresses)

  1. (archaic) A widow who holds a dower; a dowager.

Forms of doweress

pluraldoweresses

Origin of doweress

From dower + -ess.

Questions about doweress

What does doweress mean?
Doweress means a widow who holds a dower; a dowager.
What part of speech is doweress?
Doweress is a noun.
What is the plural of doweress?
The plural of doweress is doweresses.

Words near doweress in the dictionary

  1. dowellings
  2. Dowells
  3. dowels
  4. dower
  5. dowered
  6. doweress
  7. doweresses
  8. doweries
  9. dowering
  10. dowerings
  11. dowerless

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