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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Duchess \Duch"ess\, noun [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.] The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
duchess
noun: the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
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