dowager

Etymology

From Middle French douagere, douagiere, from douage (“dower”), from the verb douer (“to endow”), from Latin dōtō (“to endow”), from dōs (“dowry”).

noun

  1. a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
  2. any lady of dignified bearing

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