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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doweress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dow-er-ess
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A widow who holds a dower; a dowager.

Archaic

Etymology

From dower + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

doweresses (plural)

Questions

What does doweress mean?
A widow who holds a dower; a dowager.
Where does doweress come from?
From dower + -ess.

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