queen dowager

noun

1. the widow of a king.

queen dowager

noun

1. the widow of a king

Word History and Origins

Origin of queen dowager¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Their grandmother Annette Lewis Bodkin, the “Queen Dowager” of the home, laid down the rule of law.

From New York Times

The list includes three former prime ministers of Canada, the queen dowager of Jordan and at least five members of the Qatari ruling family.

From New York Times

The judges are Johnny Iuzzini, who spent two seasons as the judge of Bravo’s Top Chef: Just Desserts, and Bake Off’s reigning queen dowager Mary Berry.

From The Guardian

Here the inevitable fallout of all of Cersei’s plotting and conniving comes to a head, with not only Loras and Margaery in chains, but the Queen Dowager as well.

From Forbes

“She is Cersei of House Lannister, queen dowager, mother to His Grace King Tommen, widow of His Grace King Robert, and she has committed grievous falsehoods and fornications.”

From Literature