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duchess

duc·hess

UK/ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/ US/ˈdʌt͡ʃəs/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

Origin

From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.

Phrases

  • duchess potatoes
  • duchesse lace
  • duchesse potatoes
  • Dutchess County
  • grand duchess

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