duchess

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Duchess \Duch"ess\, n. [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.] The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right. [1913 Webster]
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