Duchessdom
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The condition or title of a duchess. countable, uncountable
"She had a certain grandeur about her cap, and a majestical set about the skirt of her dress, and a rigour in the lines of her mouth, which indicated a habit of command, and a confidence in her own dignity, which might be supposed to be the very clearest attribute of duchessdom."
- 2 A region ruled by a duchess. countable, uncountable
"The buskers gathered expectantly at their table, and presently the two came in, he who had thought a kingdom well lost for love, and she who had gained a duchessdom by it."
Example
More examples"She had a certain grandeur about her cap, and a majestical set about the skirt of her dress, and a rigour in the lines of her mouth, which indicated a habit of command, and a confidence in her own dignity, which might be supposed to be the very clearest attribute of duchessdom."
Etymology
From duchess + -dom.
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