"Dotissa" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has …

A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the …

A widow who is endowed, or who has a jointure in lieu of dower. In England, this is a title …

The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively.