The Widow is not a Widow merely. Apparently she's also known as The Dowager in the time spent by our characters in The Vast.
Dowager
(n.) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease.
(n.) A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank.
Ooh. I wonder who died. I wonder who the heir is.
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