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queen dowa·ger
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queen dowagernoun
the widow of a king
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Queen dowager
A queen dowager or dowager queen (compare: princess dowager or dowager princess) is a title or status generally held by the widow of a king. In the case of the widow of an emperor, the title of empress dowager is used. Its full meaning is clear from the two words from which it is composed: queen indicates someone who served as queen consort (i.e. wife of a king), while dowager indicates a woman continues to hold the title from her deceased husband (a queen who reigns in her own right is a queen regnant). A queen mother is a former queen, often a dowager queen, who is the mother of the reigning monarch. Currently (2019) there are four queens dowager: Kesang Choden of Bhutan (who is the only living queen grandmother worldwide), Norodom Monineath of Cambodia (who is also queen mother), Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Noor Al'Hussein) of Jordan, and Sirikit Kitiyakara of Thailand (who is also queen mother). Queen Ratna of Nepal was queen dowager until the abolition of the Nepalese monarchy in 2008.
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queen dowager
A queen dowager is a title given to the widow of a deceased king. She is usually the mother of the reigning monarch or a queen who continues to hold the title after her husband's death, even when the new king's wife becomes queen consort.
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Queen dowager
A queen dowager, dowager queen or queen mother is a title or status generally held by the widow of a king. In the case of the widow of a emperor, the title of empress dowager is used. Its full meaning is clear from the two words from which it is composed: queen indicates someone who served as queen consort, while dowager indicates a woman who holds the title from her deceased husband. Currently there are three queens dowager, Fabiola of Belgium, Noor of Jordan and Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe of Tonga. Queen Ratna of Nepal was queen dowager and queen mother until the abolition of the Nepalese Monarchy in 2008.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of queen dowager in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of queen dowager in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- královská vdovaCzech
- enkedronningDanish
- χήρα βασίλισσαGreek
- reina viudaSpanish
- királyné Hungarian
- janda ratuIndonesian
- regina vedovaItalian
- クイーン寡婦Japanese
- regina dowagerLatin
- koningin-weduweDutch
- rainha viúvaPortuguese
- regina văduvăRomanian
- änkedrottningenSwedish
- พระราชินีThai
- thái hậu hoàng hậuVietnamese
- 皇后太后Chinese
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