duchess
noun /ˈdʌtʃəs/
/ˈdʌtʃəs/
- the wife of a duke
- the Duchess of York
- a woman who has the rank of a dukeTopics People in societyc1
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- ‘leader’; related to ducere ‘to lead’.