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WID-oh/ˈwɪdəʊ/

A widow is a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again: a war widow, a widow’s pension. Widower is the man; a caption is comms, not an entitlement clause.

Meaning

A woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again.

Examples

• “A widow’s pension clause is a named entitlement, not a caption.”
• “Widower is the male counterpart. Bereaved is wider. A caption is a line. A clause is a right. Cite the clause; keep the caption for the memorial page.”

Good to know

A woman whose spouse has died. Male counterpart: widower. A caption ≠ an entitlement.

Near in meaning

widower

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