grand duchess
Americannoun
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the wife or widow of a grand duke.
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a woman who governs a grand duchy in her own right.
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a daughter of a czar or of a czar's son.
noun
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the wife or a widow of a grand duke
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a woman who holds the rank of grand duke in her own right
Etymology
Origin of grand duchess
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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The field marshal, prime minister and grand duchess of Fenwick declare war on the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
His scientific passion caused his social ruin during the visit of a German grand duchess whose family was reputed to be fitted with a Darwinian decoration.
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain's King George V sent the dreadnought Marlborough to Yalta to carry the grand duchess and her family to safety in England.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a White Russian grand duchess posing as a housemaid in Paris in 1927, lovely Vivien Leigh does a Charleston to remember, and otherwise lights up the proceedings like a matchflare in a catacomb.
From Time Magazine Archive
Undoubtedly, Galileo's letters to Castelli and the grand duchess, in which he attempted to show that his astronomical doctrines were not opposed to Scripture, gave a new stir to religious bigotry.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
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