duchesses

plural of duchess

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Noun
  • The conservative Yomiuri issued its own proposal in May, calling for an urgent revision to the Imperial House Law to give royal status to husbands and children of princesses and allow women to succeed the throne.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Age is experience at Miss Universe In 2023 the Miss Universe pageant changed its rules to broaden the range of contestants, allowing new queens to be mothers and removing strict age limits.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Each night brings three queens, which sees Minti Varieties, whose legal name is MarShawn Burnett, perform Friday and Jadoré Aimee, whose legal name is Roman Lucas, perform Saturday.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
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