viduity

[ vi-doo-i-tee, -dyoo- ]
/ vɪˈdu ɪ ti, -ˈdyu- /

noun

quality, state, or period of being a widow.

Origin of viduity

1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots) viduite < Latin viduitās, equivalent to vidu(a) widow + -itās -ity