The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WIDOW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2008.
To whom a husband leaves an estate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| WIDOW | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: To whom a husband leaves an estate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lord
 - dower
 - ancestor
 - widow
 - sequester
 - lords
 - third
 - intestate
 - jointure
 - dowry
 - lessee
 - head
 
Crossword Answer definitions
WIDOW noun- A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
 - A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
 - (in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
 - An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
 - A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
 - A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.
 
- To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
 - To strip of anything valued.
 - To endow with a widow's right.
 - To be widow to.
 
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