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dowager

/ˈdaʊədʒə/DOW-uh-jur
/ˈdaʊədʒɚ/DOW-uh-jur

Meaningto endow

Common meaning: a widow holding her late husband's title or property

Journey through time

  1. Latindotare‘to endow’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto endow → an endowmentdouage‘an endowment’source
  3. Old Frenchdouageresource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsan endowment → a widow holding her late husband's title or propertydowager‘a widow holding her late husband's title or property’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin dotare ‘to endow’.

Roots

Related words

dower

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