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QUEEN DOWAGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does queen dowager mean?
• QUEEN DOWAGER (noun)
The noun QUEEN DOWAGER has 1 sense:
1. the widow of a king
Familiarity information: QUEEN DOWAGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The widow of a king
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("queen dowager" is a kind of...):
queen (the wife or widow of a king)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "queen dowager"):
queen mother (a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign)
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