Duchess Definition

dŭchĭs
noun
The wife or widow of a duke.
Webster's New World
A woman who has the rank of a duke.
Webster's New World
Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
American Heritage
verb

(UK, informal) To court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.

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Other Word Forms of Duchess

Noun

Singular:
duchess
Plural:
duchesses

Origin of Duchess

  • Middle English duchesse from Old French from Medieval Latin ducissa from Latin dux duc- leader duke

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French duchesse

    From Wiktionary

Duchess Sentence Examples

  • The Duchess of Connaught died in London March 14 1917.

  • Thus abandoned, and in disgrace at court, the duchess betook herself to religion.

  • By his beloved consort Ulrica Leonora of Denmark, from the shock of whose death in July 1693 he never recovered, he had seven children, of whom only three survived him, a son Charles, and two daughters, Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein, and Ulrica Leonora, who ultimately succeeded her brother on the Swedish throne.

  • The duke and duchess represented Queen Victoria at the coronation of the tsar Nicholas II.

  • In the presence of the rising storm the duchess was bewildered, seeing clearly the folly of the policy she was obliged to carry out no less than its difficulty.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUC

Words Ending With

SSSESS

Unscrambles

duchess

Words Starting With D and Ending With S

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With S