Found 2 items, similar to Widowhood.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: widowhood
widowhood
n 1: the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
2: the state of being a widow who has not remarried
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Widowhood
Widowhood
\Wid"ow*hood\, n.
1. The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman
is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower.
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Johnson clung to her memory during a widowhood of
more than thirty years. --Leslie
Stephen.
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2. Estate settled on a widow. [Obs.]
“I 'll assure her of
her widowhood . . . in all my lands.” --Shak.
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