Dowager
Dowager noun - A dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority.
Usage example: the town's dowagers frequently shake their heads over the younger generation
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Mistress
Mistress noun - A female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship.
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Dowager and mistress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dowager" instead a noun "Mistress".
Nearby Word: mister
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Both words in one sentence
- Lord Peter Wimsey's mother the redoubtable Dowager Duchess of Denver is a past mistress of the art of digression to the point that the reader completely loses track of the original subject.
Source: But I Digress
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