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/wid"oh hood'/, n.the state or a period of being a widow or, sometimes, a widower.[bef. 900; ME wid(e)wehood, OE widuwanhad, equiv. to widuwan, gen. sing. of widuwe WIDOW + -had -HOOD]
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Widowhood — Wid ow*hood, n. 1. The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower. [1913 Webster] Johnson clung to her memory during a widowhood of more than thirty years. Leslie Stephen. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
widowhood — ► NOUN ▪ the state or period of being a widow or widower … English terms dictionary
widowhood — [[t]wɪ̱doʊhʊd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Widowhood is the state of being a widow or widower, or the period of time during which someone is a widow or widower. Nothing can prepare you for the shock and grief of widowhood … English dictionary
widowhood — The state or condition of being a widow, or, sometimes, a widower. An estate is sometimes settled upon a woman during widowhood, which is expressed in Latin, durante viduitate … Black's law dictionary
widowhood — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the fact or state of being a widow 2. the period during which a woman remains a widow 3. widowerhood … New Collegiate Dictionary
widowhood — noun The state or period of being a widow or widower … Wiktionary
widowhood — вдовство … Термины гендерных исследований
widowhood — wid|ow|hood [ˈwıdəuhud US dou ] n [U] the state of being a widow or widower … Dictionary of contemporary English
widowhood — wid|ow|hood [ wıdou,hud ] noun uncount the state of being a WIDOW or widower … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
widowhood — wid·ow·hood || wɪdəʊhÊŠd n. state of being a widow, condition of being a woman whose husband has died … English contemporary dictionary
