Duchess

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Duchess \Duch"ess\, n. [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.]
     The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the
     sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  duchess
       n : the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own
           right