vidua — meaning in English

English meaning

• divorcee noun A person who is divorced.
• widow noun A woman whose husband or spouse has died and who has not remarried.

Senses

vidua is used for these senses in English:

• divorcée A divorced woman.

widow — full definition

1. noun A woman whose husband or spouse has died and who has not remarried.
2. noun A person whose spouse or partner is often away, such as a "golf widow".
3. verb To make someone a widow or widower through the death of their spouse.

Related Latin words