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grand duchess

grand duchess noun: the wife or widow of a grand duke.

Noun

grand duchess (plural grand duchesses)

  1. The wife or widow of a grand duke.
  2. Female ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.
  3. (proscribed) The wife of a grand prince.
  4. A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.

grand duchess meaning in Arabic, Persian and Thai

grand duchess in Arabic

grand duke’s consort
غْرَانْدُوقَة ḡrāndūqa

grand duchess in Persian

grand duke’s consort
گراندوشس gerândušes

grand duchess in Thai

grand duke’s consort
แกรนด์ดัชเชส grɛɛn-dát-chés
(grand)daughter of a Russian czar or emperor
แกรนด์ดัชเชส grɛɛn-dát-chés

Forms of grand duchess

pluralgrand duchesses

Questions about grand duchess

What does grand duchess mean?
Grand duchess means the wife or widow of a grand duke.
What is grand duchess in Arabic?
Grand duchess in Arabic is غْرَانْدُوقَة (ḡrāndūqa). See Grand duchess meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is grand duchess?
Grand duchess is a noun.
What is the plural of grand duchess?
The plural of grand duchess is grand duchesses.

Words near grand duchess in the dictionary

  1. grand dragon
  2. grand drape
  3. grand drapes
  4. grand duc
  5. grand ducal
  6. grand duchess
  7. grand duchesses
  8. grand duchies
  9. grand duchy
  10. Grand Duchy of Finland
  11. Grand Duchy of Lithuania

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