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• widow right — noun : a widow s right (as dower, quarantine, or statutory share) in her deceased husband s estate …   Useful english dictionary

• WIDOW — (Heb. אַלְמָנָה, almanah; pl. אַלְמָנוֹת, almanot). Biblical Period The Hebrew substantive almanah, usually translated widow, often does not simply denote a woman whose husband is dead, but rather a once married woman who has no means of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Widow — Wid ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Widowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Widowing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; rarely used except in the past participle. [1913 Webster] Though in thus city he Hath widowed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Widow inheritance — Widow inheritance, also known as bride inheritance, is a type of marriage in which a widow marries a kinsman of her late husband, often his brother. It can have various forms and functions in different cultures, serving in relative proportions as …   Wikipedia

• right of election — n. A spousal right to elect to receive the gifts bequeathed by the deceased s will, or to instead elect to receive a share of the estate as put forth by statute. Also known as widow s election. See also dower. Webster s New World Law Dictionary.… …   Law dictionary

• Widow City — Infobox Album | Name = Widow City Type = Studio album Artist = The Fiery Furnaces Released = October 9, 2007 (US)October 8, 2007 (UK) Recorded = January 2007 February 2007 Genre = Indie rock Length = 59:05 Label = Thrill Jockey Producer = Matthew …   Wikipedia

• widow — A woman of single status because of the death of her husband. A woman who survives the man to whom she was married at the time of his death. Meeker v Draffen, 201 NY 205, 94 NE 626. A woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. Re …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Widow — A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. A man whose spouse has died is a widower. The state of having lost one s spouse to death is termed widowhood or (occasionally) viduity. The adjective is widowed.The social status of widows has been an… …   Wikipedia

• widow — widowly, adj. /wid oh/, n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. 2. Cards. an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. 3. Print. a. a short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of… …   Universalium

• widow — /ˈwɪdoʊ / (say widoh) noun 1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. 2. (used in combination) a woman whose husband is often absent, devoting his attention to some sport or other activity: a golf widow. 3. Cards an… …  

• widow's terce — The widow s third, a widow s right of dower. See dower …   Ballentine's law dictionary