a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
The person who you are legally married to when you die. An ex-husband or ex-wife you are legally divorced from cannot receive a widow's or widower's pension. If you marry after leaving classic, the widow's pension is based on your service from 6 April 1978 and the widower's pension is based on your service from 6 April 1988.
a widower is a man whose wife has died.
A man who has not remarried following the death of his wife.