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Widow's man — A Widows Man is a fictitious seaman kept on the books of British ships in the Georgian era for accounting purposes. The wages of these men were paid to the widows of seamen who were killed, as such widows were often left destitute by the death of … Wikipedia
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 - widower — ◊ widow You say that a woman is a widow when her husband has died and she has not married again. I had been a widow for five years. When a man has died, you can refer to his wife as his widow. His savings had been left to his widow. ...Coretta… … Useful english dictionary
Widow — • Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the Old Testament refer mainly to the question of remarriage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Widow Widow … Catholic encyclopedia
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
widow — [wid′ō] n. [ME widwe < OE widewe, akin to Ger witwe, L vidua < IE * widhewo , separated < base * weidh , to separate: see DIVIDE] 1. a woman who has outlived the man to whom she was married at the time of his death; esp., such a woman… … English World dictionary
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Widow Twankey — Dan Leno in the role of Widow Twankey, for an 1896 performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Widow Twankey is a female character in the pantomime Aladdin. The character is a pantomime dame, portrayed by a man; and is a comic foil to the… … Wikipedia
