duchess
noun
the wife or widow of a duke.
duchesses
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pluralof duchess.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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pluralof duchesse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
duchessenouna daybed having a rounded, partially enclosed head and usually a similar foot, sometimes made in two or three pieces able to be used separately duchesse brisée.
Example Sentences
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"From valets to duchesses, from three-piece suits to the Roaring Twenties, there is something for every taste," it boasts on its website.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Harry and his brother, William, are princes, yet their wives are duchesses, not princesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2019
Strong, independent women now thrive, which isn’t easy when duchesses are your livelihood.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2015
The bookshelves were full of biographies about vaguely naughty Georgian duchesses with skyscraper hair and a bad gambling/drink/marriage habit.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2013
But they held themselves erect and walked with a gait duchesses might have envied.
From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
