The Widow at Windsor
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The name applied to Queen Victoria by Rudyard Kipling m his Barrack Room Ballad of that name.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Widow at Windsor” mean?
The name applied to Queen Victoria by Rudyard Kipling m his Barrack Room Ballad of that name.
Is “The Widow at Windsor” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.