viduity

[ vi-doo-i-tee, -dyoo- ]

/ vɪˈdu ɪ ti, -ˈdyu- /

noun

quality, state, or period of being a widow.

Nearby words

videvdat, vidhan sabha, vidicon, vidin, vidor, viduity, vidya, vie, vienna, vienna international, vienna sausage

Origin of viduity

1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots) viduite < Latin viduitās, equivalent to vidu(a) widow + -itās -ity

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