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queen dowager

noun as in widow of a king

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Since her husband's death in 1999, she has been queen dowager of Jordan.

He should not gaze upon the pretty deference of Bob's little wife toward the queen-dowager!

The gentlemen that remained in prisons were, by the procurement of the Queen-Dowager, set at liberty in the month of July 1550.

Henry, with his young charge, was at Rouen, when the Queen-dowager arrived.

Mary's mother, the queen dowager of Scotland, was of a celebrated French family, called the family of Guise.

The saint did not spare the demoralized court, and the Queen-Dowager Brunehalt became his bitterest foe.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to queen dowager, such as: dowager queen, merry widow, and war widow.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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