- A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either
enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own
brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his
decease. - A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her
from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly
applied to widows of personages of rank.
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