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| archduchess |
the wife or widow of an archduke. [1/2 definitions] |
| begum |
a high-ranking Muslim woman, often a widow. |
| countess |
a woman married to, or the widow of, a count or earl. [1/2 definitions] |
| dowager |
the widow of a duke, king, or the like who retains a title or holdings from her dead husband. [1/2 definitions] |
| dower |
the part of a deceased man's property that the law allots to his widow. [1/4 definitions] |
| duchess |
a woman who is married to or the widow of a duke. [1/2 definitions] |
| grand duchess |
the wife or widow of a grand duke. [1/3 definitions] |
| maharani |
the wife or widow of a maharajah. [1/2 definitions] |
| marchioness |
the wife or widow of a marquess. [1/2 definitions] |
| margravine |
a margrave's wife or widow. |
| marquise |
the wife or widow of a marquis; marchioness. [1/3 definitions] |
| peeress |
the widow or wife of a peer. [1/2 definitions] |
| queen dowager |
a king's widow. |
| suttee |
an old Hindu custom, now banned in India, in which a widow would allow herself to be cremated alive upon her husband's funeral pyre. |
| viscountess |
the wife or widow of a viscount. [1/2 definitions] |
| widow |
to make (a woman) a widow. [1/2 definitions] |
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