ducal

[doo-kuh l, dyoo-]

adjective

of or relating to a duke or dukedom.

Nearby words

Origin of ducal

First recorded in 1485–95, ducal is from the Late Latin word ducālis of a leader. See duke, -al¹

Related formsun·du·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ducal

Two of its ducal owners passed from it to the block on Tower Hill.
The Quiver, Annual Volume 10/1899|Various
Marini looks the Doge and wears the ducal robe with great dignity and success.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851|Various
It is of the ducal form with greater and lesser trefoil leaves alternately, instead of the usual circlet.
The Children of Westminster Abbey|Rose G. Kingsley
No one in the ducal palace was able to produce such food as he.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth

Sailors were clamouring for their arrears of pay on the very steps of the ducal palace.
Venice and its Story|Thomas Okey

British Dictionary definitions for ducal

ducal

adjective

of or relating to a duke or duchy

Derived Formsducally, adverb

Word Origin for ducal

C16: from French, from Late Latin ducālis of a leader, from dux leader

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Word Origin and History for ducal

ducal

adj.

late 15c., from Middle French ducal (15c.), from Late Latin ducalis, from Latin dux (genitive ducis); see duke (n.).