22) suttee. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The now illegal act or practice of a Hindu widow's cremating herself on her husband's funeral pyre in order to fulfill her true role as wife. 2. Inflected forms:...

23) levirate. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The practice of marrying the widow of one's childless brother to maintain his line, as required by ancient Hebrew law. From Latin lvir, husband's brother. See daiwer-...

24) queen. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1a. The wife or widow of a king. b. A woman sovereign. 2. Something having eminence or supremacy in a given domain and personified as a woman: Paris is regarded as...

25) Maintenon, Marquise de. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...French consort of Louis XIV. The widow of French writer Paul Scarron, she secretly married the king (c. 1685) after the death of his first wife....

26) Lehar, Franz. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Hungarian composer of light operas, most notably The Merry Widow (1905)....

27) countess. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A woman holding the title of count or earl. 2a. The wife or widow of a count in various European countries. b. The wife or widow of an earl in Great Britain. 3....

28) landgravine. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A woman holding the title to a landgraviate. 2. The wife or widow of a landgrave. 3. Used as the title for such a noblewoman. From Middle Low German landgravin,...

29) empress. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The woman ruler of an empire. 2. The wife or widow of an emperor. Middle English emperesse, from Old French, feminine of empereor, emperor. See emperor....

30) mite 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1a. A very small contribution or amount of money. b. A widow's mite. 2. A very small object, creature, or particle. 3. A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete...