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Dowagerism
Dowagerism Dow"a*ger*ism, n. The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively. Mansions that have passed away into dowagerism. --Thackeray.

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- A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse. As an adjective, dowager usually...
- Empress Dowager Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation: [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì]; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively...
- A queen dowager or dowager queen (compare: princess dowager or dowager princess) is a title or status generally held by the widow of a king. In the case...
- Empress dowager (also dowager empress or empress mother) (Chinese and ****anese: 皇太后; pinyin: huángtàihòu; rōmaji: Kōtaigō; Korean: 황태후 (皇太后); romaja:...
- honored as Empress Dowager Ci'an. As empress dowager and one of the most senior members of the imperial family, she and Empress Dowager Cixi became co-regents...
- Empress Dowager He (何太后) may refer to: Empress He (Han dynasty) (died 189), consort and empress dowager of the Han dynasty Empress Dowager He (Eastern...
- Devonshire, DCVO (born Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford and latterly Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire; 31 March 1920 – 24 September 2014), was an English...
- until her husband's death in 1908, after which she was honoured as Empress Dowager Longyu. She was posthumously honoured with the title Empress Xiaodingjing...
- (17 June 2000). "Empress Dowager Nagako; Widow of ****an's Hirohito". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 March 2023. "****an's Dowager Empress Dead at 97". CBS...
- was known as Queen Dowager Jo (조대비) during the reign of her son before Cheoljong of Joseon granted her a proper title, Queen Dowager Hyoyu (효유왕대비). After...