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/vi dooh"i tee, -dyooh"-/, n.quality, state, or period of being a widow.[1375-1425; late ME (Scots) viduite < L viduitas, equiv. to vidu(a) WIDOW + -itas -ITY]
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Viduity — Vi*du i*ty, n. [L. viduitas: cf. F. viduit[ e].] Widowhood. [R.] Chaste viduity. Ld. Ellenborough. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viduity — noun the state of being a widow; widowhood … Wiktionary
viduity — n. widowhood … English contemporary dictionary
viduity — vi·du·i·ty … English syllables
viduity — /vəˈdjuəti/ (say vuh dyoohuhtee) noun the state of being a widow; widowhood. {Middle English (Scottish) viduite, from Old French, from Latin viduitas} …
viduity — /vidyuwatiy/ Widowhood … Black's law dictionary
viduity — Widowhood … Ballentine's law dictionary
viduity — və̇ˈd(y)üəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) viduite, from Middle French viduité, from Latin viduitat , viduitas, from vidua widow + itat , itas ity : widowhood … Useful english 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
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