duchess

duch·ess

D0411900 (dŭch′ĭs)n.1. The wife or widow of a duke.2. A woman holding title to a duchy in her own right.3. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.

---

[Middle English duchesse, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc-, leader; see duke.]

duchess

(ˈdʌtʃɪs) n1. the wife or widow of a duke2. a woman who holds the rank of duke in her own rightvb (tr) informal Austral to overwhelm with flattering attention[C14: from Old French duchesse, feminine of duc duke]

duch•ess

(ˈdʌtʃ ɪs)

n. 1. the wife or widow of a duke. 2. a woman who holds the rank of a duke in her own right. [1300–50; Middle English duchesse < Anglo-French, Old French, feminine derivative of duc duke] usage: See -ess.

duchess

Past participle: duchessed
Gerund: duchessing

Imperative
duchess
duchess

Present
I duchess
you duchess
he/she/it duchesses
we duchess
you duchess
they duchess

Preterite
I duchessed
you duchessed
he/she/it duchessed
we duchessed
you duchessed
they duchessed

Present Continuous
I am duchessing
you are duchessing
he/she/it is duchessing
we are duchessing
you are duchessing
they are duchessing

Present Perfect
I have duchessed
you have duchessed
he/she/it has duchessed
we have duchessed
you have duchessed
they have duchessed

Past Continuous
I was duchessing
you were duchessing
he/she/it was duchessing
we were duchessing
you were duchessing
they were duchessing

Past Perfect
I had duchessed
you had duchessed
he/she/it had duchessed
we had duchessed
you had duchessed
they had duchessed

Future
I will duchess
you will duchess
he/she/it will duchess
we will duchess
you will duchess
they will duchess

Future Perfect
I will have duchessed
you will have duchessed
he/she/it will have duchessed
we will have duchessed
you will have duchessed
they will have duchessed

Future Continuous
I will be duchessing
you will be duchessing
he/she/it will be duchessing
we will be duchessing
you will be duchessing
they will be duchessing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been duchessing
you have been duchessing
he/she/it has been duchessing
we have been duchessing
you have been duchessing
they have been duchessing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been duchessing
you will have been duchessing
he/she/it will have been duchessing
we will have been duchessing
you will have been duchessing
they will have been duchessing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been duchessing
you had been duchessing
he/she/it had been duchessing
we had been duchessing
you had been duchessing
they had been duchessing

Conditional
I would duchess
you would duchess
he/she/it would duchess
we would duchess
you would duchess
they would duchess

Past Conditional
I would have duchessed
you would have duchessed
he/she/it would have duchessed
we would have duchessed
you would have duchessed
they would have duchessed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

duchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own rightgrand duchess - the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own rightnoblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain

Translations

公爵夫人女公爵

duchess

(ˈdatʃis) noun1. the wife of a duke. 公爵夫人 公爵夫人2. a woman of the same rank as a duke. 女公爵 女公爵