Definition of: widow

(wid′ō) noun
1. A woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.
2. In some card games, an additional hand dealt to the table; also, a kitty.
3. Printing An incomplete line of type ending a paragraph; especially, a single line or less at the top of a page or column.
—v.t.
1. To make a widow of; deprive of a husband: usually in the past participle: a woman widowed by war.
2. To deprive of something desirable; bereave.
3. Rare To survive as the widow of.
4. Rare To recognize as a widow; give the rights of a widow to.
—adjective Widowed. [OE widewe, wuduwe]