WIDOW, WIDOWHOOD, WIDOWER - An
unmarried woman whose husband is dead.
In legal writings, widow is an addition given to
a woman who is unmarried and whose husband is dead.
The addition of spinster is given to a woman who never
was married.
WIDOWHOOD - The state of a man whose
wife is dead or of a woman whose husband is dead.
In general there is no law to regulate the time during
whichh a man must remain a widower, or a woman a widow,
before they marry a second time. The term widowhood
is mostly applied to the state or condition of a widow.
WIDOWER - A man whose wife is dead.
A widower has a right to administer to his wife's
separate estate, and as her administrator to collect
debts due to her, generally for his own use.
