n. Any bird of the genus Vidua, in a broad sense, or of the subfamily Viduinæ; a whidah-bird. See Vidua.
Word Usage
"In those days the Allée des Veuves in the Champs Elysees had a "fief reservé des Ebugors" [FN#423] -- "veuve" in the language of Sodom being the maîtresse en titre, the favourite youth."