[Dixielandjazz] Male Equivalent of Dowager
Dixiejazzdata
dixiejazzdata at aol.com
Tue Oct 11 15:05:20 PDT 2011
Perhaps just Old Dowag !! as in a wagging Dog. in the Viagra Line... :))
Just a thought, maybe not a very good one but :))
Or there are couple on this list that you could just mention their names and the title would immediately come to mind :)) LOL
Bart.
Hi Ginny,
I'm sure our Brit friends will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't
think there is such a thing. The males keep their titles until they die.
The woman only becomes a dowager because her husband has died and the
title has passed on to his heir (and spouse). Hence you hear of a
dowager duchess but never a dowager duke.
That's my guess anyway.
Beth
More definitions please. I was just reading about a party Steve B. was
going to play in honor of a dowager. Defined: 1. a widow holding
property
or a title from her deceased husband 2 : a dignified elderly woman
Got me wondering what is the term for a man of same status?
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