Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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vidua regis

, n. [Latin] 1. The widow of the king. 2. The widow of a tenant in capite. ( In sense (2), she was so called because she was not allowed to marry a second time without the king's permission. She obtained her dower from the king, who was her patron and defender.