1
: the wife or widow of a duke
2
: a woman who holds the rank of duke in her own right
Examples of duchess in a Sentence
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The duchess also appeared to have written the specific number of each jar onto the packaging—apparently hinting at the exclusivity of the jam.
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Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
Predictions that the duchess might even move into politics have swirled before.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
Aesthetically, American Riviera Orchard is very reminiscent of the duchess's former lifestyle blog, The Tig.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
The duchess gave birth to Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, her first child with husband Prince Harry, on May 6, 2019.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
In the photo, the duchess is sitting next to her husband, who wears a blue suit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
Before Ferguson’s appearance on Good Day Sacramento on September 29, 2000, Marianne McClary interviewed Adams about her connection to the duchess of York.
—Marsha Porter, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
A week later, the duke and duchess returned to court.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Meghan Markle: duchess, actor, philanthropist, mental health advocate, coffee commercial extra?
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2024
Predictions that the duchess might even move into politics have swirled before.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
Aesthetically, American Riviera Orchard is very reminiscent of the duchess's former lifestyle blog, The Tig.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
The duchess gave birth to Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, her first child with husband Prince Harry, on May 6, 2019.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
In the photo, the duchess is sitting next to her husband, who wears a blue suit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
Before Ferguson’s appearance on Good Day Sacramento on September 29, 2000, Marianne McClary interviewed Adams about her connection to the duchess of York.
—Marsha Porter, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
A week later, the duke and duchess returned to court.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Meghan Markle: duchess, actor, philanthropist, mental health advocate, coffee commercial extra?
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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duchess
noun
duch·ess
ˈdəch-əs 
1
: the wife or widow of a duke
2
: a woman holding the rank of duke in her own right
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