ducally
Americanadverb
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in the manner of or pertaining to a duke.
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Heraldry. with a ducal coronet.
a lion gules ducally gorged.
Etymology
Origin of ducally
Example Sentences
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Employment Service Washington Parted Per Pale Sirs: Parted per pale; the first argent, a cross gules; second, azure, a swan proper, ducally gorged and chained or.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1931 when Depression-hit Corsicans asked for a reduced tribute, he ended the quibble by ducally closing the road for two months.
From Time Magazine Archive
The helmet is mantled, and surmounted by the crest a Saracen's head affront�, couped at the shoulders, ducally crowned, and with ear-rings.
From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton
A swan's head erased at the neck, ducally gorged or.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Supporters—Two lions ramp. guard. arg., ducally gorged or.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
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