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Where does “duchesse” come from?

duchesse (Middle English) comes from Old French duchesse — duchess.

duchesse (Middle English): duchess; female noble, lady

Definitions

  1. duchess; female noble, lady

Ancestry of “duchesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchduchesseduchess

Words derived from “duchesse”

  • duchess
  • duchessy
  • duchesslike
  • ดัชเชส
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