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Definitions of duchess in various dictionaries:
noun - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
The wife or widow of a duke.
A woman holding title to a duchy in her own right.
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| 1842, Robert Browning:"My Last ____" |
| We'll duke it out over these potatoes pureed with egg yolks & butter & named for a duke's wife |
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| The wife or widow of a duke. |
| the wife or widow of a duke. |
| the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right |
| (the title of) a woman who is married to a duke or who has the rank of duke: |
| (in some countries) the title of a woman who has a very high social rank, or who is the wife of a duke, or the person of that rank |
| A woman holding title to a duchy in her own right. |
| Used as the title for such a noblewoman. |
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A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch. The title comes from French duc, itself from the Latin dux, 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. * The title dux survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it was used in several contexts signifying a rank equivalent to a captain or general. Later on, in the 11th century, the title Megas Doux was introduced for the post of commander-in-chief of the entire navy. * During the Middle Ages the title (as Herzog) signified first among the Germanic monarchies. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king. A duke may or may not be, ipso facto, a m |
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