the dowager duchess
1The Wisdom of Doctor Dodypoll — [The term dodypoll, also spelled dodipoll, dodepole, and doddy poll among other variants, is an archaic colloquialism for a stupid or simple minded person; Manser and Apperson, pp. 149 50; Nares, Vol. 1, p. 247. Poll means head; the modern slang… …
2Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (b. 1933) — Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg Princess Elisabeth of Bourbon Two Sicilies Spouse Prince Antoine of Bourbon Two Sicilies Issue Prince François Princess Maria Carolina Prince Gennaro Princess Maria Annunziata Full name German: Elisabeth Maria… …
3Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin — Duchess consort of Saxe Altenburg Spouse Georg, Duke of Saxe Altenburg Issue Ernst I, Duke of Saxe Altenburg Prince Albrecht Frederick Prince Moritz Full name German: Marie Luise Friederike Alexa …
4Duchess Anna Amalia Library — The Duchess Anna Amalia Library (German: Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek) in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, houses a major collection of German literature and historical documents. The library contains: The reading room 1,000,000 books 2,000… …
5The Sixth Wife — is a 1953 historical novel by noted novelist Jean Plaidy. It recounts the tale of Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII, King of England. The novel covers the life of Catherine as Queen, and her fearful feeling of being replaced in the… …
6Dowager — A dowager is a widow who holds a title or property, or dower, derived from her deceased husband. As an adjective, Dowager usually appears in association with monarchical and aristocratic titles. In loose popular usage, dowager as a stand alone… …
7Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin — Helene of Mecklenburg Schwerin Duchess of Orléans First Princess of the Blood Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter c.1839 Spouse Ferdinand Philip …
8dowager — dowagerism, n. /dow euh jeuhr/, n. 1. a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, esp. the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.) …
9dowager — dow|a|ger [ˈdauıdʒə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: douagiere, from douer to give, endow ] 1.) a woman from a high social class who has land or a title from her dead husband ▪ the dowager Duchess of Devonshire 2.) informal a… …
10dowager — noun (C) 1 a woman from a high social class who has land or a title from her dead husband: the dowager Duchess of Devonshire 2 informal a respected and impressive old lady …
