duchess

duch·ess  (dchs)

n.

1. The wife or widow of a duke.

2. A woman holding title to a duchy in her own right.

3. Abbr. D. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.

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[Middle English duchesse, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc-, leader; see duke.]

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duchess

Noun

1. a woman who holds the rank of duke

2. the wife or widow of a duke [Old French duchesse]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

duchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right grand duchess - the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain

Translations

duchess [ˈdʌtʃɪs] n → duquesa

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duchess [ˈdʌtʃɪs] n → duchesse f

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duchess [ˈdʌtʃɪs] n → Herzogin f

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duchess [ˈdʌtʃɪs] n → duchessa

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duchess

n duchess [ˈdatʃis]

1 the wife of a duke. hertogin دوقَه херцогиня vévodkyně hertuginde die Herzogin η σύζυγος του δούκα duquesa hertsoginna همسر دوک؛ دوشس herttuatar duchesse דוּכָּסִית रानी, ड्यूक की पत्नी या विधवा vojvodina žena hercegné istri duke hertogafrú duchessa 公爵夫人 공작 부인 hercogienė hercogiene isteri kepada duke hertogin hertuginne księżna duquesa du­cesă герцогиня vojvodkyňa vojvodinja vojvotkinja hertiginnna ภรรยาของท่านดยุค düşes 公爵夫人 герцогиня ڈیوک کی بیوی vợ công tước 公爵夫人

2 a woman of the same rank as a duke. hertogin سَيِّدَه في مَنْزِلَةِ الدّوقَه дукеса vévodkyně hertuginde die Herzogin δούκισσα duquesa hertsoginna زن هم مقام دوک herttuatar duchesse דוּכָּסִית उसी दर्जे की कोई महिला vojvotkinja hercegnő wanita bangsawan hertogaynja duchessa 女公爵 여자 공작 hercogienė hercogiene wanita yang sama taraf dengan duke hertogin hertuginne księżna duquesa du­cesă герцогиня vojvodkyňa vojvodinja vojvotkinja hertiginna ท่านหญิง düşes 女公爵 герцогиня ڈیوک کے مرتبے کی عورت nữ công tước 女公爵