n. [ See Vidual. ] The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. vidualis, fr. vidua a widow, fr. viduus widowed. See Widow. ] Of or pertaining to the state of a widow; widowed. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being widowed or bereaved; loss; bereavement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]