BrianW
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Queen Dowager is the correct answer. 'Dowager' means a woman in receipt of dower. Traditionally, widowed women received one-third of their husband's lands in dower to keep them going in widowhood. More modern arrangements now apply.
(BTW, this is why women (usually) came with dowries back in the day. They were literally endowed in return. It was not, as so many think, a degrading custom. It was more like life insurance.)
(BTW, this is why women (usually) came with dowries back in the day. They were literally endowed in return. It was not, as so many think, a degrading custom. It was more like life insurance.)