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grand duchess

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
grand -duchess
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wife or widow of a grand duke.

noun

Female ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.

noun

The wife of a grand prince.

noun

A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.

Inflected Forms

grand duchesses (plural)

Phrases

grand duchy grand princess

Frequently Paired Words

grandducal grand duchy grand princess archduchess

Questions

What does grand duchess mean?
The wife or widow of a grand duke.

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