veuvage, n.m., widowhood.

veuve, n.f., widow; (bot.) tulip streaked white and violet; (orni.) widow-bird, whidah-finch, vidua.

veuvier, adj., widower.

vexant, -e, adj., vexing, provoking, annoying.

vexat-eur, -rice, adj., vexatious.

vexation, n.f., vexation, molestation, annoyance.

vexatoire, adj., vexatious, annoying.

vexer, v.a., to vex, to plague, to molest, to torment, to annoy.

vexillaire, n.m., (Rom. antiq.) vexillary, standard-bearer.