2007-08-10 05:45:50 · 6 answers · asked by Shawn H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Married women whose husbands are alive may sign the husband's name with the prefix Mrs: thus,
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. William Southey.
but when the husband is dead the signature should be—
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Sarah Southey.
So when we receive a letter from a woman we are enabled to tell whether she has a husband living or is a widow. A woman separated from her husband but not a divorcee should not sign his name.
2007-08-10 05:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by gekkexx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Widow Prefix
2017-01-19 15:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is no appropriate prefix for widow.. However, suffix ER is used to distinguish a female widow from a male
2007-08-10 06:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by ces 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you mean but the word 'golf' is often used to prefix widow (golf widow) when there is a reference to 'a woman often left alone because her husband devotes his free time to a hobby or sport', in this case golf.
2007-08-10 05:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs unless she is titled in which case it's Dowager
2007-08-10 07:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ms. works in any case.
2007-08-13 16:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋