| Word | dowager |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A widow with a title or property of her late husband. |
| Sentence | Manuel had been dead for three years. His son Alexius, hardly more than a child, had succeeded him....while at court various suitors aimed at winning his mother the dowager. |
| Source | Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p.241 |
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