How to Use ducal in a Sentence

ducal

adjective
  • Sebastian is young, handsome, moody, and the heir to Chevron, a vast and opulent ducal estate.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Bertha is with her at Gladys’s English ducal estate, as is her lady’s maid, Adelheid.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Likewise, the young Baldur von Schirach, a son of the last grand-ducal theater director, also found his way to Hitler in Weimar.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma sent a set of antique jewels from the grand ducal family to the Parisian jewelry house.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Eight Dukes of Wellington and two very full centuries on from that 1825 procession, on this June 16, the 9th Duke rode, as each of his forbears did and as the future heirs to the ducal title will do, in the lead carriage with the king to open Royal Ascot.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

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