āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Duchess
01
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĻāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
the title of a woman with the rank of a duke
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As a duchess, she enjoyed a life of privilege and influence within aristocratic circles.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸
the title given to the wife of a duke and is often still applicable even after the duke's passing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the Duke's widow, the Duchess remained an influential figure in the community.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ
a playful or casual term to express warmth or affection towards someone
Dialect
British
BritishInformal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Alright, duchess, fancy a cuppa?
āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¸, āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦā§?
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
