Dowager
Dowager noun - A dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority.
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Synonyms for Dowager
Gentlewoman and dowager are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gentlewoman" instead a noun "Dowager".
Gentlewoman
Gentlewoman noun - A woman of high birth or social position.
Usage example: in the 19th century a number of American gentlewomen used their wealth and influence to further abolitionism, women's rights, and other worthy causes
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Synonyms for Gentlewoman
Dowager and gentlewoman are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dowager" instead a noun "Gentlewoman".
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- At one point, Lady Tremaine taunts Cinderella that the prince would never marry a peasant girl, but with a gentlewoman like herself backing her it might be feasible, in a bid to blackmail Cinderella into making her Queen Dowager.
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