Definitions
Woman holding a ducal title or married to a duke.
Word origin
From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.
Used in a sentence
“‘A word to the wise, Murray. Those wogs you′ve been duchessing at Ethnic Affairs have got nothing on the culture vultures. Tear the flesh right off your bones, they will.’”
“The traditional version of Hughes′ decision to introduce conscription gives central importance to his visit to London in April 1916 where it is alleged he was duchessed and deceived concerning recruitment figures.”
“But by 1914 Grayson had, according to Groves, been thoroughly duchessed, believing that he could enjoy the good things in life and still serve the cause.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Duke's wife”7 letters
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