dowager queen
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Until February 1952, the dowager queen outranked her granddaughter.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2022
Her cousin, Mary — to some, the queen of Scotland, dowager queen of France and the rightful queen of England, but to her enemies, “that conniving Scottish witch” — languishes in the Tower of London.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020
London, the dowager queen putting her gaudiest remnants on fire sale, seems so different from Warsaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dowager queen of American ski areas, the val ley has been rejuvenated in recent years.
From Time Magazine Archive
We hear, henceforth, almost nothing of her; there was no role for a dowager queen, especially one who was a foreigner associated with most distressing events for France.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
