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duch·ess

(dŭch′ĭs)
n.
1. The wife or widow of a duke.
2. A woman holding title to a duchy in her own right.
3. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
[Middle English duchesse, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc-, leader; see duke.]
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duchess

(ˈdʌtʃɪs)
n
1. the wife or widow of a duke
2. a woman who holds the rank of duke in her own right
vb (tr)
informal Austral to overwhelm with flattering attention
[C14: from Old French duchesse, feminine of duc duke]
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duch•ess

(ˈdʌtʃ ɪs)

n.
1. the wife or widow of a duke.
2. a woman who holds the rank of a duke in her own right.
[1300–50; Middle English duchesse < Anglo-French, Old French, feminine derivative of duc duke]
usage: See -ess.
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duchess


Past participle: duchessed
Gerund: duchessing

Imperative
duchess
duchess
Present
I duchess
you duchess
he/she/it duchesses
we duchess
you duchess
they duchess
Preterite
I duchessed
you duchessed
he/she/it duchessed
we duchessed
you duchessed
they duchessed
Present Continuous
I am duchessing
you are duchessing
he/she/it is duchessing
we are duchessing
you are duchessing
they are duchessing
Present Perfect
I have duchessed
you have duchessed
he/she/it has duchessed
we have duchessed
you have duchessed
they have duchessed
Past Continuous
I was duchessing
you were duchessing
he/she/it was duchessing
we were duchessing
you were duchessing
they were duchessing
Past Perfect
I had duchessed
you had duchessed
he/she/it had duchessed
we had duchessed
you had duchessed
they had duchessed
Future
I will duchess
you will duchess
he/she/it will duchess
we will duchess
you will duchess
they will duchess
Future Perfect
I will have duchessed
you will have duchessed
he/she/it will have duchessed
we will have duchessed
you will have duchessed
they will have duchessed
Future Continuous
I will be duchessing
you will be duchessing
he/she/it will be duchessing
we will be duchessing
you will be duchessing
they will be duchessing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been duchessing
you have been duchessing
he/she/it has been duchessing
we have been duchessing
you have been duchessing
they have been duchessing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been duchessing
you will have been duchessing
he/she/it will have been duchessing
we will have been duchessing
you will have been duchessing
they will have been duchessing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been duchessing
you had been duchessing
he/she/it had been duchessing
we had been duchessing
you had been duchessing
they had been duchessing
Conditional
I would duchess
you would duchess
he/she/it would duchess
we would duchess
you would duchess
they would duchess
Past Conditional
I would have duchessed
you would have duchessed
he/she/it would have duchessed
we would have duchessed
you would have duchessed
they would have duchessed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:duchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right]duchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
grand duchess - the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right
noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain
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Translations
دوقَهسَيِّدَه في مَنْزِلَةِ الدّوقَه
vévodkyně
hertuginde
herttuatar
hercegnéhercegnő
hertogafrúhertogaynja
hercogienė
hercogiene
vojvodkyňa
vojvodinja
hertiginna
düşes

duchess

[ˈdʌtʃɪs] N → duquesa f
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duchess

[ˈdʌtʃɪs] n → duchesse f
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duchess

n → Herzogin f
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duchess

[ˈdʌtʃɪs] n → duchessa
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duchess

(ˈdatʃis) noun
1. the wife of a duke. hertogin دوقَه херцогиня duquesa vévodkyně die Herzogin hertuginde η σύζυγος του δούκα duquesa hertsoginna همسر دوک؛ دوشس herttuatar duchesse דוּכָּסִית रानी, ड्यूक की पत्नी या विधवा vojvodina žena hercegné istri duke hertogafrú duchessa 公爵夫人 공작부인 hercogienė hercogiene isteri kepada duke hertogin hertuginne księżna د پاچا ښځه duquesa du­cesă герцогиня vojvodkyňa vojvodinja vojvotkinja hertiginnna ภรรยาของท่านดยุค düşes 公爵夫人 герцогиня ڈیوک کی بیوی vợ công tước 公爵夫人
2. a woman of the same rank as a duke. hertogin سَيِّدَه في مَنْزِلَةِ الدّوقَه дукеса duquesa vévodkyně die Herzogin hertuginde δούκισσα duquesa hertsoginna زن هم مقام دوک herttuatar duchesse דוּכָּסִית उसी दर्जे की कोई महिला vojvotkinja hercegnő wanita bangsawan hertogaynja duchessa 女公爵 공작과 같은 계층의 여인 hercogienė hercogiene wanita yang sama taraf dengan duke hertogin hertuginne księżna هغه ښځه چې د پاچا سره يو شى مقام ولرى duquesa du­cesă герцогиня vojvodkyňa vojvodinja vojvotkinja hertiginna เจ้าฟ้าหญิง düşes 女公爵 герцогиня ڈیوک کے مرتبے کی عورت nữ công tước 女公爵
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