viduity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of viduity
1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) viduite < Latin viduitās, equivalent to vidu ( a ) widow + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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I gaed to spend a week in Fife, An unco week it proved to be, For there I met a waesome wife, Lamenting her viduity.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
I gaed to spend a week in Fife— An unco week it proved to be— For there I met a waesome wife Lamentin' her viduity.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
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