ducal

[ doo-kuhl, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu kəl, ˈdyu- /

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adjective

of or relating to a duke or dukedom.

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Origin of ducal

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ducal

un·du·cal, adjective

Words nearby ducal

Dubrovnik, dubstep, Dubuffet, Dubuque, duc, ducal, ducally, Ducasse, ducat, ducatoon, Duccio di Buoninsegna

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How to use ducal in a sentence

Guiscard neither raged nor smiled, but walked into the ducal tent.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
She had struck into a great belt of plantations bounding one side of the ducal estate.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
A grand barouche and pair dashes up to your door, probably with a ducal coronet on the panels.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
They clothed the Duke in a robe of crimson trimmed with ermine, and put the ducal coronet of Brabant upon his head.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

From that moment the ducal power gained strength in Brittany and succeeded in curbing the feudal nobles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ducal

ducal

/ (ˈdjuːkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a duke or duchy

Derived forms of ducal

ducally, adverb

Word Origin for ducal

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

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