Dogaressa

//ˌdəʊɡəˈɹɛsə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The wife of a doge. historical

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian dogaressa, from Venetan dogaresa, from Medieval Latin ducarissa, from Latin ducātrīx, a feminine of dux (“ruler”). Doublet of dogess and duchess.

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