duchess
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈdʌtʃɪs/
:
duquesa
- And she was the Duchess of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is my hometown.
- duke and duchess
It was clear that the Duchess didn't know what she was signing up for.
- It was clear that the Duchess didn't know what she was signing up for.
- You know, if they want a title for their children, they still, of course, have the title Duchess of, of Sussex.
- So she would be the Duchess of Windsor, but she would not be Her Royal Highness.
- She never intended to disappear as a as a dumb Duchess.
- Now the Duchess of Sussex, This American got her start on deal or no deal.
Examples
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Now the Duchess of Sussex, This American got her start on deal or no deal.
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We know that she made Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, cry.
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And please tell the duke and duchess I am sick to miss the dance.
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Did the duke and duchess really stay in this suite?
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The young duke and duchess exchanged glances.
Fiction book (1991) -
Arriving in Safe Harbor, they met the young duke and duchess standing on the obsidian pier.
Fiction book (1991) -
An open-air carriage awaited the duke, duchess, and their guests.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Poor dear... yet another married virgin!" There was a knock at the door, and Annie, the duchess's maid, answered it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Brave Irene, Mrs. Bobbin's daughter, who delivers the duchess her ballgown through a blizzard.
Academic text (1996) -
The duchess gave a gracious speech at the charity gala, highlighting her commitment to the cause.
Synonyms
48
8.6
A noble person with a title who sits in the House of Lords
2
5.8
A woman from a high social class who has a title
A woman who has a noble title, often in Britain, or a woman whose husband was a noble
A woman from a high social class with a family title
Compounds
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8.6
A title held by Wallis Simpson after she married Edward VIII and he left the throne
- Formal
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8.2
A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself
How Royal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Duchess comes from the title duke plus the ending -ess that means 'female'. The title duke comes from the old Latin word dux meaning 'leader', so a duchess is a woman with the leader rank of a duke.