what is the word?

Question

if a widow is a woman who's husband died, what the word for a man's wife who's died? is there even a word for it?

Answer 1

He's a "widower."

Answer 2

The word for a man's wife who died is the 'deceased wife'. If you mean what is the name given to a man whose wife has died, then he is known as a 'widower'.

Answer 3

Widower.

Answer 4

I believe it remains the same for both.