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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Duchess

/dŭch'-əs/ · Duch·ess · IPA /ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/
01 n. The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
  1. 1.
    The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.