Plural of duchess
regular plural
The plural of duchess is duchesses.
Forms of duchess
| Singular | duchess /ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | duchesses |
| Countable | countable |
Duchesses in a sentence
- “But I am the newest and most inexperienced of duchesses.2011 June, Mary Jo Putney, Never Less Than a Lady, Zebra Books, →ISBN. From the entry duchessness
- The court, consisting of ducs and duchesses, comtes and comtesses, had assembled here at Chambord for several months of entertainment.2006, Linda Lee Chaikin, chapter 2, in Daughter of Silk (The Silk House Series), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry duc
- Grand duchesses and tsarevichs have appeared all over the world.2004, Steve Berry, The Romanov Prophecy, Ballantine Books, →ISBN. From the entry tsarevichs
- There were marquises and vicomtesses and comtesses, ducs and duchesses, two Russian grand dukes, Marcel Proust, and the most prominent courtesans in Paris.2003, Patricia Beard, “A Bachelor Abroad, 1899”, in After the Ball: Gilded Age Secrets, Boardroom Betrayals, and the Party That Ignited…. From the entry duc
- I had persistently applied myself to learn from the old ducs and duchesses who had been best-informed on the court of their time.1963, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, translated by Sanche de Gramont, “How Saint-Simon Became Interested in Ducal Dignities…. From the entry duc
Meaning of duchess
- noun The wife or widow of a duke.
- noun The female ruler of a duchy.
- verb To court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
Questions about the plural of duchess
- What is the plural of duchess?
- The plural of duchess is duchesses.
- Is duchess countable?
- Duchess is a countable noun.
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