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| duch·ess [ dúchəss ] (plural duch·ess·es) |
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1. high-ranking noblewoman: a noblewoman of high rank. In the British Isles, this is the highest hereditary title of nobility.
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2. wife or widow of duke: the wife or widow of a duke
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| [14th century. Via Old French duchesse< medieval Latin ducissa, feminine form of dux "leader"] |
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