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Queen Dowager

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The widow of the king. She has niost of the privileges belonging to a queen consort. 1 Bl. Comm. 229.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A king’s widow.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The widow of a king. She retains most of the privileges belonging to a queen consort. 1 Bla. Com. 229. If she marries a commoner, she does not lose her regal dignity.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English law. The widow of a king. 1 Bl. Comm. 223.

Defined under Queen in Black's Law Dictionary.