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duchess

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌtʃɪs, -ɛs/
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Definition of duchess

noun

  • the wife or widow of a duke.
  • a woman holding a rank equivalent to duke in her own right.
  • British informal (especially among cockneys) an affectionate form of address used by a man to a girl or woman: ‘Spotted a likely one, duchess?’

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see duke)

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