Answer: dowagers

AnswerCrossword Clue
DOWAGERSSome of the landed gentry
DOWAGERSDignified women
DOWAGERSPeers of Countess Violet Crawley
DOWAGERSMatronly ladies
DOWAGERSOlder society women
DOWAGERSViolet Crawley of "Downton Abbey," and others
dowagersDOWAGER, a dignified elderly woman
dowagerstitled or wealthy widow
dowagersdignified elderly woman