Definition of widow

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Widow (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in the past participle.

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Electress :: Electress (n.) The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire.
Widowed :: Widowed (imp. & p. p.) of Wido.
Widow-maker :: Widow-maker (n.) One who makes widows by destroying husbands.
Vidual :: Vidual (a.) Of or pertaining to the state of a widow; widowed.
Sutteeism :: Suttee (n.) The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
Widwe :: Widwe (n.) A widow.
Whidah Bird :: Whidah bird () Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, whydah finch, widow bird, and widow finch..
Widowly :: Widowly (a.) Becoming or like a widow.
Matron :: Matron (n.) A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners..
Marchioness :: Marchioness (n.) The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.
Viduity :: Viduity (n.) Widowhood.
Widowhood :: Widowhood (n.) Estate settled on a widow.
Chuck-will''s-widow :: Chuck-Will's-widow (n.) A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note..
Palsgravine :: Palsgravine (n.) The consort or widow of a palsgrave.
Sequester :: Sequester (v. i.) To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
Dowager :: Dowager (n.) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease..
Suttle :: Sutteeism (n.) The practice of self-immolation of widows in Hindostan.
Widow :: Widow (v. t.) To endow with a widow's right.
Duchess :: Duchess (n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right..
Widow :: Widow (a.) Widowed.
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