Answer:

dowager

AnswerCrossword Clue
DOWAGERWealthy widow
DOWAGEROne with old money
DOWAGERLady Violet in "Downton Abbey," e.g.
DOWAGERDignified woman
DOWAGERQueen mother, e.g.
DOWAGER... Queen Mary.
DOWAGERQueen Mary, for instance.
DOWAGERTitle of the late Queen Mary.
DOWAGERQueen mother.
DOWAGERSociety VIP.
DOWAGERElderly woman
DOWAGERQueen mother, for one
DOWAGERQueen Mary is one
DOWAGEREndowed widow
DOWAGERKing's widow, e.g.
DOWAGERWidow
DOWAGERDuke's mother