12) widow's walk. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea....

13) marchioness. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The wife or widow of a marquis. 2. A noblewoman ranking above a countess and below a duchess. Also called marquise. 3. abbr. March. Used as a title for such a...

14) archduchess. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The wife or widow of an archduke. 2. A woman, especially an Austrian princess, holding an archduchy in her own right. 3. Used as a title for such a noblewoman....

15) widow bird. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...See whydah. From its black plumage....

16) widow. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...of a page, column, or paragraph. Inflected forms: widˇowed, widˇowˇing, widˇows To make a widow or widower of. Middle English widewe, from Old English widuwe....

17) matron. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position. 2. A woman who acts as a supervisor or monitor in a public...

18) baroness. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1a. The wife or widow of a baron. b. A woman holding the title to a barony. 2. Used as the title for such a noblewoman....

19) Ruth. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...In the Bible, a Moabite widow who left home with her mother-in-law and went to Bethlehem, where she later married Boaz. Hebrew or Moabite Rut; see rwy in Appendix...

20) grand duchess. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. The wife or widow of a grand duke. 2. A woman who is the sovereign of a grand duchy. 3. The daughter or granddaughter of a czar in the male line. 4. Used as the...