Definitions for duchessˈdʌtʃ ɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
duch•ess*ˈdʌtʃ ɪs(n.)
the wife or widow of a duke.
Category: Government
a woman who holds the rank of a duke in her own right.
Category: Government
* Usage: See -ess.
Origin of duchess:
1300–50; ME duchesse < AF, OF, fem. der. of ducduke
Princeton's WordNet
duchess(noun)
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
Duchess(noun)ˈdʌtʃ ɪs
a high-ranking European noblewoman
Wiktionary
duchess(Noun)
The female spouse or widow of a duke.
duchess(Noun)
The female ruler of a duchy (where women can reign).
duchess(Verb)
to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
Webster Dictionary
Duchess(noun)
the wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right
The Roycroft Dictionary
duchess
The feminine of Dutchman.
Translations for duchess
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
duchess(noun)
the wife of a duke.
- hertoginAfrikaans
- دوقَهArabic
- херцогиняBulgarian
- duquesaPortuguese (BR)
- vévodkyněCzech
- die HerzoginGerman
- hertugindeDanish
- η σύζυγος του δούκαGreek
- duquesaSpanish
- hertsoginnaEstonian
- همسر دوک؛ دوشسFarsi
- herttuatarFinnish
- duchesseFrench
- דוּכָּסִיתHebrew
- रानी, ड्यूक की पत्नी या विधवाHindi
- vojvodinaženaCroatian
- hercegnéHungarian
- istri dukeIndonesian
- hertogafrúIcelandic
- duchessaItalian
- 公爵夫人Japanese
- 공작부인Korean
- hercogienėLithuanian
- hercogieneLatvian
- isteri kepada dukeMalay
- hertoginDutch
- hertuginneNorwegian
- księżnaPolish
- همسر پادشاهPersian
- د پاچا ښځهPashto
- duquesaPortuguese
- ducesăRomanian
- герцогиняRussian
- vojvodkyňaSlovak
- vojvodinjaSlovenian
- vojvotkinjaSerbian
- hertiginnnaSwedish
- ภรรยาของท่านดยุคThai
- düşesTurkish
- 公爵夫人Chinese (Trad.)
- герцогиняUkrainian
- ڈیوک کی بیویUrdu
- vợ công tướcVietnamese
- 公爵夫人Chinese (Simp.)
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