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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 456 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DOWAGER (from the Old Fr. douagiere, mod. douairiere)  , strictly, a widow in the enjoyment of
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dower . "
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Dowager " is also applied to widows of high
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rank to distinguish them from the wives of their sons, as
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queen-dowager, dowager-duchess, &c . The
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title was first used in
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England of
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Catherine of
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Aragon, widow of
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Arthur,
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prince of
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Wales, who was styled princess dowager till her
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marriage with
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Henry VIII . By transference the word is used of an elderly
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lady .

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