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duchess

/ˈdʌtʃəs/DUH-chuhs
/ˈdʌtʃəs/DUH-chuhs

Meaninga woman leader

Common meaning: a duke's wife

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchducessesource
  2. Old Frenchduchessesource
  3. Englishduchess‘a duke's wife’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French ducesse ‘a woman leader’.

Roots

  • ducesse Old French “a woman leader”

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