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duchess

[duhch-is] / ˈdʌtʃ ɪs /
NOUN
lady
Synonyms
STRONGEST
female girl woman
STRONG
adult broad dame gal mama matron missus mistress
WEAK
babe broad doll old lady old woman queen bee
NOUN
noble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aristocrat
STRONG
archduchess archduke count countess duke emperor empress gentleman gentlewoman lady lord patrician peer prince princess royalty
WEAK
blue blood silk-stocking
NOUN
noblewoman
Synonyms
STRONG
archduchess baroness countess empress gentlewoman lady marquise peeress princess queen
WEAK
contessa
NOUN
ruler
Synonyms
STRONGEST
czar emperor king monarch shah sultan
STRONG
baron baroness caesar caliph count countess czarina dame duke dynast empress kaiser khan lady lord magnate maharajah maharani majesty mikado mogul oligarch overlord pasha pharaoh potentate prince princess queen rajah rani rex royal sovereign sultana tycoon
WEAK
contessa crowned head gerent imperator
Antonyms
WEAK
commoner subject

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Less of a trial to Muv were Pamela, who seemed happy with a rural life, and Deborah, who wound up a duchess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In October, she lost her duchess title when her ex-husband relinquished his Duke of York title over his links with Epstein.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In the latest tranche of files released by the DoJ, the former duchess is seen praising Epstein as the "brother I have always wished for".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

But set against Ferguson’s gushing praise for Epstein elsewhere in the emails, this can only be seen as deeply humiliating for the former duchess.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

But then the duchess married el comandante, a former general in the Chilean army who wore his uniform every day.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

Vocabulary lists containing duchess

"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning

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