duchess
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duchess¹
- /ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/
- /ˈdʌt͡ʃəs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.
noun duchesses · dutchess
- The wife or widow of a duke. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
- The female ruler of a duchy.
verb duchesses · duchessing · duchessed · dutchess
- To court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously. On arrival in England he was “duchessed” in a manner that no Australian Prime Minister has ever been “duchessed” before or since. Northcliffe was looking for someone around whom he could build a campaign against Asquith. Hughes filled the bill nicely.
Duchess²
proper noun
- A village in Alberta, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: queen, dowager, duchesse, grace, jacqueline, angouleme, lady, aristocrat, her grace, grand duchess, noblewoman, peeress, princess, vicereine, sovereign, countess
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Talk about this word "duchess." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duchess. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. duchess. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duchess "duchess." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duchess.Cite this
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title = {duchess},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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