ducal
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of ducal
First recorded in 1485–95, ducal is from the Late Latin word ducālis of a leader. See duke, -al 1
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Example Sentences
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Film director Bruce Beresford updated the ducal court of Mantua to present-day Beverly Hills and Venice Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
In the books, Simon's father is obsessed with appearances and lineage to the point that his relentless demands for a ducal heir are thought to have killed his poor wife in childbirth.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2020
“Orfeo,” written for festivities at the ducal court, employed a sizable orchestra for its time.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2017
But kings and barons, the different ways of English courts and the ducal rivalries of France, remind you how much does not change.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2016
In France, Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie, the scion of a ducal family, found that certain anomalies in the behavior of electrons disappeared when one regarded them as waves.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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