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dowager

[dou-uh-jer] / ˈdaʊ ə dʒər /
NOUN
old woman
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Fellow Downton star Samantha Bond says fledgling performers in the series sometimes found it hard to distinguish between Dame Maggie and the acid-tongued dowager countess she portrayed.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2024

She accelerates those winds by outsmarting the dowager princess and planning a ball featuring Black and white members of society mixing, something previously unheard of until Charlotte's arrival.

From Salon May 6, 2023

Following Gaozong’s death in 683, Wu ruled as empress dowager and regent for her son, though she held all the real power of the state.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

They did, for 17 additional episodes, until Spratt’s boss, the dowager countess, dismissed him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2021

Oldtown was as flowery as a perfumed dowager.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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