dowager

noun3

1. •
   A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.

   • A reclusive dowager owned the pastures across the river, and her farmhands ran beef cattle on them.
2. •
   The widow of the holder of a title (usually a member of the peerage or a baronet); used in combination with the title she held during her husband's lifetime.
3. •
   Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.

   • A stately dowager entered the ballroom, and all eyes were upon her.