- 1. n. The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower. Source: opted
- 2. n. Estate settled on a widow. Source: opted
- 3. n. the time of a woman's life when she is a widow Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the state of being a widow who has not remarried Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower. Johnson clung to her memory during a widowhood of more than thirty years. Leslie Stephen. 2. Estate settled on a widow. [Obs.] "I 'll assure her of her widowhood . . . in all my lands." Shak. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. the time of a woman's life when she is a widow n. the state of being a widow who has not remarried Source: ecdict
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