A few days ago
Shawn H

What is the correct prefix for a widow?

What is the correct prefix for a widow?

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A few days ago
gekkexx

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Married women whose husbands are alive may sign the husband’s name with the prefix Mrs: thus,

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. William Southey.

but when the husband is dead the signature should be—

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Sarah Southey.

So when we receive a letter from a woman we are enabled to tell whether she has a husband living or is a widow. A woman separated from her husband but not a divorcee should not sign his name.

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4 years ago
hambyjr
Widow Prefix
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A few days ago
ces
I think there is no appropriate prefix for widow.. However, suffix ER is used to distinguish a female widow from a male
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A few days ago
Anonymous
I’m not sure what you mean but the word ‘golf’ is often used to prefix widow (golf widow) when there is a reference to ‘a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport’, in this case golf.
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A few days ago
quatt47
Mrs unless she is titled in which case it’s Dowager
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A few days ago
Ben
Ms. works in any case.
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