ЧТО ОЗНАЧАЕТ СЛОВО DOWAGER
вдова
Вдовствующая вдова - вдова, которая владеет титулом или имуществом, или доблестью, полученной от ее умершего мужа. В качестве прилагательного «вдова» обычно появляется в союзе с монархическими и аристократическими титулами. В распространенном популярном использовании вдовство как автономное существительное может использоваться для обозначения любой пожилой вдовы, особенно того, кто богат или ведет себя достойно.
Значение слова dowager в словаре английский языка
Определение вдовы в словаре - это вдова, обладающая свойством или титулом, полученным от мужа. Другим определением вдовствующей является богатая или достойная пожилая женщина.
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Empress
Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history.
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Empress
Dowager Cixi: China's Last Dynasty and the Long ...
In all the history of China, only two women ever conquered and held the heights of power.
From the Hardcover edition.
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With the Empress
Dowager of China
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Katharine Augusta Carl,
1986
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The Great Empress
Dowager of China
This early works was originally published in 1911 and contains 26 illustrations including a photogravure frontispiece.
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Divine
Dowager: Life and Teachings of Saradamani, the Holy ...
This volume shows how she emerged as the Dowager leader of a preeminently male monastic order - guru, mother, and mentor - all in one, and claims that Saradamani's life thus has a unique appeal for women of all times and cultures.
Narasingha Prosad Sil,
2003
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With The Empress
Dowager Of China
1907. Illustrated by the author and with photographs.
In her classic tale, Charlotte Brontë introduced readers to the strong-willed and intelligent Jane Eyre.
Joanna Campbell Slan,
2013
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The
Dowager: Or, The New School for Scandal
She bad no longer any thing to tell about Lady Gransden ; and her Ladyship
instantly recalled to mind that she was only Mary the housemaid, and
ignominiously dismissed her to the lower regions. It was only very provoking to
the Dowager, ...
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances),
1849
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The Case of the Dangerous
Dowager
When Matilda Benson solicits the help of Perry Mason, her request seems simple enough: cruise to a gambling ship moored just beyond the twelve-mile limit and buy back the IOUs signed by Miss Benson's niece.
Erle Stanley Gardner,
1998
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Even the pram was a hand-me-down from the Queen. But when it came to godparents there wasn't a monarch, or a knight or a dowager in sight ... «BBC News, Июл 15»
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Lucian Freud's Four Eggs on a Plate, which he painted for his friend the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, as a nod to her love of chickens, ... «BBC News, Июл 15»
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Hard to believe, but the collapsing Hillary! campaign is diminishing Democratic enthusiasm for their elderly, infirm, unethical and possibly ... «PJ Media, Июн 15»
Downton Abbey set to become a musical after series 6 ends - what …
What will the Dowager Countess make of plans to turn Downton Abbey into a musical? A scheme to transfer the most stiffly British drama on ... «The Independent, Июн 15»
Empress Dowager's beloved Peking opera "Elegant Sounds of …
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Chinese Opera Festival 2015 will present two performances of former Empress Dowager Cixi's beloved Peking ... «7thSpace Interactive, Июн 15»
Why Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith is Happy to Say Goodbye to …
To my knowledge, [the Dowager Countess] must be 110 by now.” She also lamented the fact that the show's popularity has virtually imprisoned ... «Vanity Fair, Июн 15»