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Grand Duchess
a. The wife or widow of a Grand Duke.
b. A lady holding in her own right the sovereignty of a duchy.
c. In pre-revolutionary Russia: A daughter of the Tsar.
a1757P. H. Bruce Mem. (1782) 125 The Imperial princess, consort to the czarowitz, was brought to bed of a daughter..who..had the title of grand duchess given her. 1862Illustr. Lond. News 5 July 19/2 Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz. 1874Graphic 3 Jan. 18/2 The Grand Duchess Marie of Russia. |