duchess
/ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/
duchess noun: the wife or widow of a duke.
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Noun
duchess (plural duchesses)
- The wife or widow of a duke.
- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.2012 December 3, Caroline Davies, The Guardian
- The female ruler of a duchy.
Verb
duchess (third-person singular simple present duchesses, present participle duchessing, simple past and past participle duchessed)
- To court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
- On arrival in England he was “duchessed” in a manner that no Australian Prime Minister has ever been “duchessed” before or since. Northcliffe was looking for someone around whom he could build a campaign against Asquith. Hughes filled the bill nicely.1956, John Thomas Lang, I Remember, page 64
- ‘A word to the wise, Murray. Those wogs you′ve been duchessing at Ethnic Affairs have got nothing on the culture vultures. Tear the flesh right off your bones, they will.’1996, Shane Maloney, The Brush-Off, published 2003, page 46
Proper noun capitalized: Duchess
Duchess
duchess meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
duchess in Hindi
- female spouse or widow of a duke
- डचेस ḍaces
- female ruler of a duchy
- डचेस ḍaces
duchess in Tamil
- டச்சஸ்
duchess in Marathi
- female spouse or widow of a duke
- डचेस ḍaces
- female ruler of a duchy
- डचेस ḍaces
duchess in Urdu
- ڈچس, ڈچیس
More languagesFewer languages
- duchess in Bengali
- ডাচেস
- duchess in Telugu
- డచెస్
- duchess in Malayalam
- ഉന്നതകുലജാതയായ സ്ത്രീ, ആഢ്യസ്ത്രീ, പ്രഭുപത്നി, പ്രഭ്വി
- duchess in Kannada
- ಡಚೆಸ್, ಡಚ್ಚಸ್
- duchess in Punjabi
- ਡਚੇਸ, ਡਚੈਸ
- duchess in Gujarati
- ડચેસ, ડચેઝ, ડચીસ
- duchess in Odia
- ଡଚେସ୍, ଡଚେସ
- duchess in Nepali
- डचेस, डचेज, डाचेस
- duchess in Tagalog
- dukesa
- duchess in Arabic
- دُوقَة dūqa
- duchess in Indonesian
- istri adipati, adipati perempuan
- duchess in Thai
- ดัชเชส dát-chés
Examples of duchess in a sentence
- It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.
- The duchess wore a valuable string of pearls around her neck.
- The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.
Forms of duchess
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | duchesses |
| alternative form (archaic) | dutchess |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | duchesses |
| present participle | duchessing |
| past participle | duchessed |
| past | duchessed |
Origin of duchess
From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.
Words formed from duchess
Questions about duchess
- What does duchess mean?
- Duchess means the wife or widow of a duke.
- What is duchess in Hindi?
- Duchess in Hindi is डचेस (ḍaces). See Duchess meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is duchess?
- Duchess can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce duchess?
- Duchess is pronounced /ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/.
- What is the plural of duchess?
- The plural of duchess is duchesses.
Words near duchess in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: duchess (page history and authors); Duchess (page history and authors); duchess (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); duchess (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); duchess (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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