duchess

Meanings

Plural: duchesses

Noun

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
The wife or widow of a duke.
The female ruler of a duchy.

Verb

to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.

Scrabble Score: 13

duchess is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
duchess is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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