dowager

1. ADJ You use dowager to refer to the wife of a dead duke, emperor, or other man of high rank. (已故公爵、君主等上层人士的)遗孀的[ADJ n, n ADJ]

...the Dowager Countess Spencer. ...已是遗孀的斯宾塞伯爵夫人。

Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence. 皇帝遗孀在场时，任何人不得进餐。

2. N-COUNT Dowager is also a noun. 遗孀

3. N-COUNT If you describe a woman as a dowager, you mean that she is old and rich or looks important. 老年贵妇[文学性]

...like stately dowagers on a cruise. ...像游轮上优雅的老年贵妇们。