Should Dowager Be Capitalized?

Titles of nobility, i.e., the Emperor, the Dowager Duchess, capitalized when used before a personal name or when used in reference to a specific person, e.g, “Certainly, the Duchess never let an audience keep her from being obnoxious.” But, “Was he not happy about being married to a duchess.” Also, His Majesty, Her ...

How do you use dowager in a sentence?

Dowager sentence example
  1. She feels, in comparison, like a dreary, elderly dowager . ...
  2. She would need lots of cats, the cliché of the crazy old dowager . ...
  3. This movement had been greatly assisted by Margaret, duchess dowager . ...
  4. The next day the empress dowager ordered that all foreigners be killed.

Should flower names be capitalized?

Always capitalize the genus name of a flower and the cultivar. ... The common name for the plant is purple coneflower, which does not require capitalization if used anywhere in the sentence other than the first word (unless it is in a title).

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