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duchess

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As a noun, duchess means the wife or widow of a duke. As a verb, it means court or curry favour for political or business advantage.

Meanings of duchess

4 meanings

noun

  1. The wife or widow of a duke.

  2. The female ruler of a duchy.

  3. The wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own rightperson

verb

  1. auinformalTo court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.

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