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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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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

The letter represents the most direct pressure on the former duchess to testify since the start of the Epstein scandal.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

You know I’m Sussex now,” the duchess replied.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Ms Ferguson, 66, lost her duchess title when her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, relinquished use of his Duke of York title over his links with Epstein.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.