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   duchess

   /ˈdʌtʃɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the wife or widow of a duke.
   • ▪ a woman holding a rank equivalent to duke in her own right.
   • ▪ (especially among cockneys) an affectionate form of address used by a man to a girl or woman: "‘Spotted a likely one, duchess?’"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see duke).

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