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duchess

/ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/ noun B2
  1. The wife or widow of a duke.
  2. The female ruler of a duchy.

Plural duchesses

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the Duchess, the Duchess!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 9 · B2
It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again, and looking anxiously about as it went, as if it had lost something; and she heard it muttering to itself “The Duchess!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 21 · B2
The Duchess!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 21 · B2
The Fish-Footman began by producing from under his arm a great letter, nearly as large as himself, and this he handed over to the other, saying, in a solemn tone, “For the Duchess.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 39 · B2

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