See also: duchêsse

English

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Etymology 1

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From French duchesse. Doublet of duchess.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duchesse (countable and uncountable, plural duchesses)

  1. (countable) A French duchess.
    Coordinate term: duc
    • 1877 December 15, Emily Crawford, “M. Thiers: A Sketch from Life”, in Littell’s Living Age, volume CXXXV / fifth series, volume XX, number 1748, Boston, Mass.: Littell and Gay, page 679, column 2:
      Ary Scheffer, the drawing-master of the young Orleans princesses, offered to go with Thiers and procure him an audience of the duc or duchesse, or Madame Adélaïde.
    • 1888, Augustus J[ohn] C[uthbert] Hare, Days Near Paris, New York, N.Y., London, Glagsow: George Routledge and Sons, page 257:
      “1st September, 1680. We heard at our abbey [of Livry] the triumphs, the trumpetings and the music of Chelles at the consecration of the abbess. It is said that the fair beauty thought she was poisoned, and that gave her a right to have guards; she is still languishing, but so full of her grandeur that you must imagine something precisely contrary to that little violet [La Vallière], who hid herself in the grass, and was ashamed of being a mistress, a mother, and a duchesse; that will never be the model.”—Mme de Sévigné.
    • 1990, Ronald Hayman, “For Le Figaro”, in Proust: A Biography, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section III (1896–1905 Breakfast at Night), page 179:
      Among the guests are Léon Bourgeois, president of the Chamber of Deputies, the Italian, German and Russian ambassadors, comtesse Greffulhe, the grande-duchesse Vladimir with comtesse Adhéaume de Chevigné, several comtes, comtesses, ducs and duchesses, Anatole France, Gaston Calmette, the baronne Gustave de Rothschild and Reynaldo Hahn, who sings at the piano when the initial hubbub has died down.
    • 2022, Belinda Scerri, “‘Instructing herself by fad or fancy’: Depictions and Fictions of Connoisseuses and Femmes Savantes in Eighteenth-Century Paris”, in Beatrijs Vanacker, Lieke van Deinsen, editors, Portraits and Poses: Female Intellectual Authority, Agency and Authorship in Early Modern Europe, Leuven: Leuven University Press, →ISBN, part II (Types and Models of Female Intellectual Authority), page 187:
      She was the eighth child of the duc and duchesse of Enghien and, as a member of the reigning Bourbon house, was styled a princesse du sang, or princess of the blood.
  2. (uncountable) Ellipsis of duchesse lace.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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duchesse (plural duchesses)

  1. Obsolete spelling of duchess.
    • 1601, Thomas Danett, transl., The Historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton, London: [] Ar. Hatfield, for I. Norton, page 147:
      For the ſaid Lord of Chaumont, went himſelfe peaceably through the countrie with a good band of men to Rouure, from whence he led the Ducheſſe of Sauoy and all hir traine to the next place of the Kings dominions. Before the diſpatch of the Ducheſſes laſt meſſenger, the King was departed from Lions []
    • 1611, Ed[ward] Grimeston, A Generall Historie of France, Written by Iohn de Serres vnto the Yeare .1598. Much Augmented and Continued vnto This Present, out of the Most Approoued Authors That Haue Written of that Subiect., [] George Eld, page 1220:
      The Lord of Ragny carryed her in the place of Diana Ducheſſe of Angouleſme, who repreſented the Infanta Iſabella Clara Eugenia, Archducheſſe of Auſtria, being followed by the daughters of Rohan, Montmorencie, and Mayenne, who were Virgins, and the Ducheſſes of Rohan, Suilly, and others.
    • 1620, The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mançha, London: [] Edward Blount, translation of original by Michael Ceruantes, pages 380–381:
      The people departed, and the Duke and Ducheſſe returned, and Don Quixote with them to the Caſtle, Toſilos was ſhut vp, Donna Rodriguez and her daughter were moſt happy, to ſee that one way or other, that buſineſſe ſhould end in marriage, and Toſilos hoped no leſſe. CHAP. LVII. How Don Quixote tooke his leaue of the Duke, and what befell him with the witty wanton Altiſidora, the Ducheſſes Damozell.

Finnish

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Etymology

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< French satin duchesse

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdyˌʃes/, [ˈdyˌʃe̞s̠]

Noun

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duchesse

  1. duchesse satin, duchesse (soft, heavy, and glossy satin cloth produced with a satin weave with fine silk threads, now used also of similar cloth that is made with synthetic fibers)

Declension

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Inflection of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative duchesse duchesset
genitive duchessen duchessejen
partitive duchessea duchesseja
illative duchesseen duchesseihin
singular plural
nominative duchesse duchesset
accusative nom. duchesse duchesset
gen. duchessen
genitive duchessen duchessejen
duchessein rare
partitive duchessea duchesseja
inessive duchessessa duchesseissa
elative duchessesta duchesseista
illative duchesseen duchesseihin
adessive duchessella duchesseilla
ablative duchesselta duchesseilta
allative duchesselle duchesseille
essive duchessena duchesseina
translative duchesseksi duchesseiksi
abessive duchessetta duchesseitta
instructive duchessein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative duchesseni duchesseni
accusative nom. duchesseni duchesseni
gen. duchesseni
genitive duchesseni duchessejeni
duchesseini rare
partitive duchesseani duchessejani
inessive duchessessani duchesseissani
elative duchessestani duchesseistani
illative duchesseeni duchesseihini
adessive duchessellani duchesseillani
ablative duchesseltani duchesseiltani
allative duchesselleni duchesseilleni
essive duchessenani duchesseinani
translative duchessekseni duchesseikseni
abessive duchessettani duchesseittani
instructive
comitative duchesseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessesi duchessesi
accusative nom. duchessesi duchessesi
gen. duchessesi
genitive duchessesi duchessejesi
duchesseisi rare
partitive duchesseasi duchessejasi
inessive duchessessasi duchesseissasi
elative duchessestasi duchesseistasi
illative duchesseesi duchesseihisi
adessive duchessellasi duchesseillasi
ablative duchesseltasi duchesseiltasi
allative duchessellesi duchesseillesi
essive duchessenasi duchesseinasi
translative duchesseksesi duchesseiksesi
abessive duchessettasi duchesseittasi
instructive
comitative duchesseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessemme duchessemme
accusative nom. duchessemme duchessemme
gen. duchessemme
genitive duchessemme duchessejemme
duchesseimme rare
partitive duchesseamme duchessejamme
inessive duchessessamme duchesseissamme
elative duchessestamme duchesseistamme
illative duchesseemme duchesseihimme
adessive duchessellamme duchesseillamme
ablative duchesseltamme duchesseiltamme
allative duchessellemme duchesseillemme
essive duchessenamme duchesseinamme
translative duchesseksemme duchesseiksemme
abessive duchessettamme duchesseittamme
instructive
comitative duchesseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessenne duchessenne
accusative nom. duchessenne duchessenne
gen. duchessenne
genitive duchessenne duchessejenne
duchesseinne rare
partitive duchesseanne duchessejanne
inessive duchessessanne duchesseissanne
elative duchessestanne duchesseistanne
illative duchesseenne duchesseihinne
adessive duchessellanne duchesseillanne
ablative duchesseltanne duchesseiltanne
allative duchessellenne duchesseillenne
essive duchessenanne duchesseinanne
translative duchesseksenne duchesseiksenne
abessive duchessettanne duchesseittanne
instructive
comitative duchesseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessensa duchessensa
accusative nom. duchessensa duchessensa
gen. duchessensa
genitive duchessensa duchessejensa
duchesseinsa rare
partitive duchesseaan
duchesseansa
duchessejaan
duchessejansa
inessive duchessessaan
duchessessansa
duchesseissaan
duchesseissansa
elative duchessestaan
duchessestansa
duchesseistaan
duchesseistansa
illative duchesseensa duchesseihinsa
adessive duchessellaan
duchessellansa
duchesseillaan
duchesseillansa
ablative duchesseltaan
duchesseltansa
duchesseiltaan
duchesseiltansa
allative duchesselleen
duchessellensa
duchesseilleen
duchesseillensa
essive duchessenaan
duchessenansa
duchesseinaan
duchesseinansa
translative duchessekseen
duchesseksensa
duchesseikseen
duchesseiksensa
abessive duchessettaan
duchessettansa
duchesseittaan
duchesseittansa
instructive
comitative duchesseineen
duchesseinensa
Inflection of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative duchesse duchesset
genitive duchessen duchessejen
partitive duchesseä duchessejä
illative duchesseen duchesseihin
singular plural
nominative duchesse duchesset
accusative nom. duchesse duchesset
gen. duchessen
genitive duchessen duchessejen
duchessein rare
partitive duchesseä duchessejä
inessive duchessessä duchesseissä
elative duchessestä duchesseistä
illative duchesseen duchesseihin
adessive duchessellä duchesseillä
ablative duchesseltä duchesseiltä
allative duchesselle duchesseille
essive duchessenä duchesseinä
translative duchesseksi duchesseiksi
abessive duchessettä duchesseittä
instructive duchessein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative duchesseni duchesseni
accusative nom. duchesseni duchesseni
gen. duchesseni
genitive duchesseni duchessejeni
duchesseini rare
partitive duchesseäni duchessejäni
inessive duchessessäni duchesseissäni
elative duchessestäni duchesseistäni
illative duchesseeni duchesseihini
adessive duchesselläni duchesseilläni
ablative duchesseltäni duchesseiltäni
allative duchesselleni duchesseilleni
essive duchessenäni duchesseinäni
translative duchessekseni duchesseikseni
abessive duchessettäni duchesseittäni
instructive
comitative duchesseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessesi duchessesi
accusative nom. duchessesi duchessesi
gen. duchessesi
genitive duchessesi duchessejesi
duchesseisi rare
partitive duchesseäsi duchessejäsi
inessive duchessessäsi duchesseissäsi
elative duchessestäsi duchesseistäsi
illative duchesseesi duchesseihisi
adessive duchesselläsi duchesseilläsi
ablative duchesseltäsi duchesseiltäsi
allative duchessellesi duchesseillesi
essive duchessenäsi duchesseinäsi
translative duchesseksesi duchesseiksesi
abessive duchessettäsi duchesseittäsi
instructive
comitative duchesseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessemme duchessemme
accusative nom. duchessemme duchessemme
gen. duchessemme
genitive duchessemme duchessejemme
duchesseimme rare
partitive duchesseämme duchessejämme
inessive duchessessämme duchesseissämme
elative duchessestämme duchesseistämme
illative duchesseemme duchesseihimme
adessive duchessellämme duchesseillämme
ablative duchesseltämme duchesseiltämme
allative duchessellemme duchesseillemme
essive duchessenämme duchesseinämme
translative duchesseksemme duchesseiksemme
abessive duchessettämme duchesseittämme
instructive
comitative duchesseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessenne duchessenne
accusative nom. duchessenne duchessenne
gen. duchessenne
genitive duchessenne duchessejenne
duchesseinne rare
partitive duchesseänne duchessejänne
inessive duchessessänne duchesseissänne
elative duchessestänne duchesseistänne
illative duchesseenne duchesseihinne
adessive duchessellänne duchesseillänne
ablative duchesseltänne duchesseiltänne
allative duchessellenne duchesseillenne
essive duchessenänne duchesseinänne
translative duchesseksenne duchesseiksenne
abessive duchessettänne duchesseittänne
instructive
comitative duchesseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative duchessensä duchessensä
accusative nom. duchessensä duchessensä
gen. duchessensä
genitive duchessensä duchessejensä
duchesseinsä rare
partitive duchesseään
duchesseänsä
duchessejään
duchessejänsä
inessive duchessessään
duchessessänsä
duchesseissään
duchesseissänsä
elative duchessestään
duchessestänsä
duchesseistään
duchesseistänsä
illative duchesseensä duchesseihinsä
adessive duchessellään
duchessellänsä
duchesseillään
duchesseillänsä
ablative duchesseltään
duchesseltänsä
duchesseiltään
duchesseiltänsä
allative duchesselleen
duchessellensä
duchesseilleen
duchesseillensä
essive duchessenään
duchessenänsä
duchesseinään
duchesseinänsä
translative duchessekseen
duchesseksensä
duchesseikseen
duchesseiksensä
abessive duchessettään
duchessettänsä
duchesseittään
duchesseittänsä
instructive
comitative duchesseineen
duchesseinensä

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French duchesse. By surface analysis, duc (duke) +‎ -esse (-ess).

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  • IPA(key): /dy.ʃɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
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Noun

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duchesse f (plural duchesses, masculine duc)

  1. duchess
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  • English: duchesse
  • Persian: دوشس (dušes)
  • Turkish: düşes

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Noun

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duchesse f

  1. plural of duchessa

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French duchesse.

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duchesse (plural duchesses)

  1. duchess (female ruler)
  2. duchess (wife of a duke)
  3. female noble, lady
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Old French

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duchesse oblique singularf (oblique plural duchesses, nominative singular duchesse, nominative plural duchesses)

  1. duchess

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