- duch|ess
- duch|ess «DUHCH ihs», noun.1. the wife or widow of a duke.2. a lady with a rank equal to a duke's.Duch|ess «DUHCH ihs», noun.a red-striped, oval-shaped apple. It is a favorite cooking-apple.
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Duch|ess — «DUHCH ihs», noun. 1. the wife or widow of a duke. 2. a lady with a rank equal to a duke s. ╂[< Old French duchesse, feminine of duc; see etym. under duke (Cf. ↑duke)] Duch|ess «DUHCH ihs», noun. a red striped, oval shaped apple. It is a… … Useful english dictionary
duch·ess — … Useful english dictionary
arch|duch|ess — «AHRCH DUHCH ihs», noun. 1. the wife or widow of an archduke. 2. a princess of the former ruling house of Austria Hungary … Useful english dictionary
duch — duch·ess; … English syllables
arch·duch·ess — … Useful english dictionary
duchess — duch·ess … English syllables
duchess — duch•ess [[t]ˈdʌtʃ ɪs[/t]] n. 1) gov the wife or widow of a duke 2) gov a woman who holds the rank of a duke in her own right • Etymology: 1300–50; ME duchesse < AF, OF, fem. der. of duc duke usage: See ess … From formal English to slang
duchess — duch|ess [ˈdʌtʃıs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: duchesse, from duc; DUKE] a woman with the highest social rank outside the royal family, or the wife of a ↑duke ▪ the Duchess of York … Dictionary of contemporary English
duchess — duch|ess [ dʌtʃəs ] noun count a woman who has the same position as a DUKE a. the wife of a DUKE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Archduchess — Arch duch ess, n. [Pref. arch + duchess.] The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See {Archduke}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
