ETYM Old Eng. widewe, widwe, AS. weoduwe, widuwe, wuduwe.
A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried; SYN. widow woman.

A last line of a paragraph, shorter than a full line, appearing at the top of a page. A widow is considered visually undesirable on the printed page. Compare orphan.

To cause to be without a spouse.