Synonyms for dowager
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them.
Related words
- Word family
- dower
- Phrases
- dowager's hump
Forms
- Plural
- dowagers → matrons…
Example sentences
- matron Skura was a matron at the church.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dowager | rising | |
| matron | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- matron2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (matron2 = 2 syllables).