duchess : Idioms & Phrases
duchess of ferrara
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noun Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
Borgia; Lucrezia Borgia.
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duchess of windsor
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noun United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
Wallis Warfield Windsor; Mrs. Simpson; Wallis Warfield Simpson; Simpson.
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Grand duchess
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noun the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right
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(a) The wife or widow of a grand duke .(b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.(c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
