vedovanza

Italian

Etymology

From vedova, vedovo +‎ -anza; cf. also Latin viduantia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ve.doˈvan.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: ve‧do‧vàn‧za

Noun

vedovanza f (plural vedovanze)

  1. widowhood
    Synonym: (obsolete) vedovaggio
    • 1957, Indro Montanelli, “Capitolo quarto: I re mercanti [Fourth chapter: The merchant kings]”, in Storia di Roma [History of Rome], 46th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 59:
      A Roma trovarono la moglie di Sesto che si consolava della momentanea vedovanza banchettando con amici e lasciandosene corteggiare. Quella di Collatino, Lucrezia, ingannava l'attesa tessendo un abito per suo marito.
      In Rome, they found Sextus' wife consoling herself from her temporary widowhood by feasting with friends and letting them court her. Collatinus' [wife], Lucretia, was passing the time by weaving clothes for her husband.

Further reading
  • vedovanza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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