Duchess

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DUH-chess'DUH-chess'2 syllables

🇬🇧English

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MEANING

Wife or widow of a duke

ORIGIN

Nobility

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Latin 'ducissa', meaning 'leader's wife'

CULTURAL NOTES

Historically, a duchess is a title of nobility in European countries.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The title 'duchess' has been used since the Middle Ages to denote the wife or widow of a duke, or a woman holding the rank of duke in her own right.

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