duchesse

See also: duchêsse

English

Etymology 1

From French duchesse. Doublet of duchess.

Noun

duchesse (countable and uncountable, plural duchesses)

1. (countable) A French duchess.

   Coordinate term: duc

   • 1877 December 15, Emily Crawford, “M. Thiers: A Sketch from Life”, in Littell’s Living Age, volume CXXXV / fifth series, volume XX, number 1748, Boston, Mass.: Littell and Gay, page 679, column 2:

     Ary Scheffer, the drawing-master of the young Orleans princesses, offered to go with Thiers and procure him an audience of the duc or duchesse, or Madame Adélaïde.

   • 1888, Augustus J[ohn] C[uthbert] Hare, Days Near Paris, New York, N.Y., London, Glagsow: George Routledge and Sons, page 257:

     “1st September, 1680. We heard at our abbey [of Livry] the triumphs, the trumpetings and the music of Chelles at the consecration of the abbess. It is said that the fair beauty thought she was poisoned, and that gave her a right to have guards; she is still languishing, but so full of her grandeur that you must imagine something precisely contrary to that little violet [La Vallière], who hid herself in the grass, and was ashamed of being a mistress, a mother, and a duchesse; that will never be the model.”—Mme de Sévigné.

   • 1990, Ronald Hayman, “For Le Figaro”, in Proust: A Biography, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section III (1896–1905 Breakfast at Night), page 179:

     Among the guests are Léon Bourgeois, president of the Chamber of Deputies, the Italian, German and Russian ambassadors, comtesse Greffulhe, the grande-duchesse Vladimir with comtesse Adhéaume de Chevigné, several comtes, comtesses, ducs and duchesses, Anatole France, Gaston Calmette, the baronne Gustave de Rothschild and Reynaldo Hahn, who sings at the piano when the initial hubbub has died down.

   • 2022, Belinda Scerri, “‘Instructing herself by fad or fancy’: Depictions and Fictions of Connoisseuses and Femmes Savantes in Eighteenth-Century Paris”, in Beatrijs Vanacker, Lieke van Deinsen, editors, Portraits and Poses: Female Intellectual Authority, Agency and Authorship in Early Modern Europe, Leuven: Leuven University Press, →ISBN, part II (Types and Models of Female Intellectual Authority), page 187:

     She was the eighth child of the duc and duchesse of Enghien and, as a member of the reigning Bourbon house, was styled a princesse du sang, or princess of the blood.

2. (uncountable) Ellipsis of duchesse lace.

Related terms

• grande-duchesse

Etymology 2

Noun

duchesse (plural duchesses)

1. Obsolete spelling of duchess
   • 1601, Thomas Danett, transl., The Historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton, London: […] Ar. Hatfield, for I. Norton, page 147:

     For the ſaid Lord of Chaumont, went himſelfe peaceably through the countrie with a good band of men to Rouure, from whence he led the Ducheſſe of Sauoy and all hir traine to the next place of the Kings dominions. Before the diſpatch of the Ducheſſes laſt meſſenger, the King was departed from Lions […]

   • 1611, Ed[ward] Grimeston, A Generall Historie of France, Written by Iohn de Serres vnto the Yeare .1598. Much Augmented and Continued vnto This Present, out of the Most Approoued Authors That Haue Written of that Subiect., […] George Eld, page 1220:

     The Lord of Ragny carryed her in the place of Diana Ducheſſe of Angouleſme, who repreſented the Infanta Iſabella Clara Eugenia, Archducheſſe of Auſtria, being followed by the daughters of Rohan, Montmorencie, and Mayenne, who were Virgins, and the Ducheſſes of Rohan, Suilly, and others.

   • 1620, The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mançha, London: […] Edward Blount, translation of original by Michael Ceruantes, pages 380–381:

     The people departed, and the Duke and Ducheſſe returned, and Don Quixote with them to the Caſtle, Toſilos was ſhut vp, Donna Rodriguez and her daughter were moſt happy, to ſee that one way or other, that buſineſſe ſhould end in marriage, and Toſilos hoped no leſſe. CHAP. LVII. How Don Quixote tooke his leaue of the Duke, and what befell him with the witty wanton Altiſidora, the Ducheſſes Damozell.

Finnish

Etymology

< French satin duchesse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdyˌʃes/, [ˈdyˌʃe̞s̠]

Noun

duchesse

1. duchesse satin, duchesse (soft, heavy, and glossy satin cloth produced with a satin weave with fine silk threads, now used also of similar cloth that is made with synthetic fibers)

Declension

Inflection of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		duchesse	duchesset
genitive		duchessen	duchessejen
partitive		duchessea	duchesseja
illative		duchesseen	duchesseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		duchesse	duchesset
accusative	nom.	duchesse	duchesset
	gen.	duchessen
genitive		duchessen	duchessejen duchesseinrare
partitive		duchessea	duchesseja
inessive		duchessessa	duchesseissa
elative		duchessesta	duchesseista
illative		duchesseen	duchesseihin
adessive		duchessella	duchesseilla
ablative		duchesselta	duchesseilta
allative		duchesselle	duchesseille
essive		duchessena	duchesseina
translative		duchesseksi	duchesseiksi
abessive		duchessetta	duchesseitta
instructive		—	duchessein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative duchesseni duchesseni accusative nom. duchesseni duchesseni gen. duchesseni genitive duchesseni duchessejeni duchesseinirare partitive duchesseani duchessejani inessive duchessessani duchesseissani elative duchessestani duchesseistani illative duchesseeni duchesseihini adessive duchessellani duchesseillani ablative duchesseltani duchesseiltani allative duchesselleni duchesseilleni essive duchessenani duchesseinani translative duchessekseni duchesseikseni abessive duchessettani duchesseittani instructive — — comitative — duchesseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative duchessesi duchessesi accusative nom. duchessesi duchessesi gen. duchessesi genitive duchessesi duchessejesi duchesseisirare partitive duchesseasi duchessejasi inessive duchessessasi duchesseissasi elative duchessestasi duchesseistasi illative duchesseesi duchesseihisi adessive duchessellasi duchesseillasi ablative duchesseltasi duchesseiltasi allative duchessellesi duchesseillesi essive duchessenasi duchesseinasi translative duchesseksesi duchesseiksesi abessive duchessettasi duchesseittasi instructive — — comitative — duchesseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative duchessemme duchessemme accusative nom. duchessemme duchessemme gen. duchessemme genitive duchessemme duchessejemme duchesseimmerare partitive duchesseamme duchessejamme inessive duchessessamme duchesseissamme elative duchessestamme duchesseistamme illative duchesseemme duchesseihimme adessive duchessellamme duchesseillamme ablative duchesseltamme duchesseiltamme allative duchessellemme duchesseillemme essive duchessenamme duchesseinamme translative duchesseksemme duchesseiksemme abessive duchessettamme duchesseittamme instructive — — comitative — duchesseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative duchessenne duchessenne accusative nom. duchessenne duchessenne gen. duchessenne genitive duchessenne duchessejenne duchesseinnerare partitive duchesseanne duchessejanne inessive duchessessanne duchesseissanne elative duchessestanne duchesseistanne illative duchesseenne duchesseihinne adessive duchessellanne duchesseillanne ablative duchesseltanne duchesseiltanne allative duchessellenne duchesseillenne essive duchessenanne duchesseinanne translative duchesseksenne duchesseiksenne abessive duchessettanne duchesseittanne instructive — — comitative — duchesseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative duchessensa duchessensa accusative nom. duchessensa duchessensa gen. duchessensa genitive duchessensa duchessejensa duchesseinsarare partitive duchesseaan duchesseansa duchessejaan duchessejansa inessive duchessessaan duchessessansa duchesseissaan duchesseissansa elative duchessestaan duchessestansa duchesseistaan duchesseistansa illative duchesseensa duchesseihinsa adessive duchessellaan duchessellansa duchesseillaan duchesseillansa ablative duchesseltaan duchesseltansa duchesseiltaan duchesseiltansa allative duchesselleen duchessellensa duchesseilleen duchesseillensa essive duchessenaan duchessenansa duchesseinaan duchesseinansa translative duchessekseen duchesseksensa duchesseikseen duchesseiksensa abessive duchessettaan duchessettansa duchesseittaan duchesseittansa instructive — — comitative — duchesseineen duchesseinensa

Inflection of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		duchesse	duchesset
genitive		duchessen	duchessejen
partitive		duchesseä	duchessejä
illative		duchesseen	duchesseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		duchesse	duchesset
accusative	nom.	duchesse	duchesset
	gen.	duchessen
genitive		duchessen	duchessejen duchesseinrare
partitive		duchesseä	duchessejä
inessive		duchessessä	duchesseissä
elative		duchessestä	duchesseistä
illative		duchesseen	duchesseihin
adessive		duchessellä	duchesseillä
ablative		duchesseltä	duchesseiltä
allative		duchesselle	duchesseille
essive		duchessenä	duchesseinä
translative		duchesseksi	duchesseiksi
abessive		duchessettä	duchesseittä
instructive		—	duchessein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of duchesse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative duchesseni duchesseni accusative nom. duchesseni duchesseni gen. duchesseni genitive duchesseni duchessejeni duchesseinirare partitive duchesseäni duchessejäni inessive duchessessäni duchesseissäni elative duchessestäni duchesseistäni illative duchesseeni duchesseihini adessive duchesselläni duchesseilläni ablative duchesseltäni duchesseiltäni allative duchesselleni duchesseilleni essive duchessenäni duchesseinäni translative duchessekseni duchesseikseni abessive duchessettäni duchesseittäni instructive — — comitative — duchesseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative duchessesi duchessesi accusative nom. duchessesi duchessesi gen. duchessesi genitive duchessesi duchessejesi duchesseisirare partitive duchesseäsi duchessejäsi inessive duchessessäsi duchesseissäsi elative duchessestäsi duchesseistäsi illative duchesseesi duchesseihisi adessive duchesselläsi duchesseilläsi ablative duchesseltäsi duchesseiltäsi allative duchessellesi duchesseillesi essive duchessenäsi duchesseinäsi translative duchesseksesi duchesseiksesi abessive duchessettäsi duchesseittäsi instructive — — comitative — duchesseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative duchessemme duchessemme accusative nom. duchessemme duchessemme gen. duchessemme genitive duchessemme duchessejemme duchesseimmerare partitive duchesseämme duchessejämme inessive duchessessämme duchesseissämme elative duchessestämme duchesseistämme illative duchesseemme duchesseihimme adessive duchessellämme duchesseillämme ablative duchesseltämme duchesseiltämme allative duchessellemme duchesseillemme essive duchessenämme duchesseinämme translative duchesseksemme duchesseiksemme abessive duchessettämme duchesseittämme instructive — — comitative — duchesseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative duchessenne duchessenne accusative nom. duchessenne duchessenne gen. duchessenne genitive duchessenne duchessejenne duchesseinnerare partitive duchesseänne duchessejänne inessive duchessessänne duchesseissänne elative duchessestänne duchesseistänne illative duchesseenne duchesseihinne adessive duchessellänne duchesseillänne ablative duchesseltänne duchesseiltänne allative duchessellenne duchesseillenne essive duchessenänne duchesseinänne translative duchesseksenne duchesseiksenne abessive duchessettänne duchesseittänne instructive — — comitative — duchesseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative duchessensä duchessensä accusative nom. duchessensä duchessensä gen. duchessensä genitive duchessensä duchessejensä duchesseinsärare partitive duchesseään duchesseänsä duchessejään duchessejänsä inessive duchessessään duchessessänsä duchesseissään duchesseissänsä elative duchessestään duchessestänsä duchesseistään duchesseistänsä illative duchesseensä duchesseihinsä adessive duchessellään duchessellänsä duchesseillään duchesseillänsä ablative duchesseltään duchesseltänsä duchesseiltään duchesseiltänsä allative duchesselleen duchessellensä duchesseilleen duchesseillensä essive duchessenään duchessenänsä duchesseinään duchesseinänsä translative duchessekseen duchesseksensä duchesseikseen duchesseiksensä abessive duchessettään duchessettänsä duchesseittään duchesseittänsä instructive — — comitative — duchesseineen duchesseinensä

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French duchesse. By surface analysis, duc (“duke”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.ʃɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

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Noun

duchesse f (plural duchesses, masculine duc)

1. duchess

Related terms

• duc

Descendants

• → English: duchesse
• → Persian: دوشس (dušes)
• → Turkish: düşes

Further reading

• “duchesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

duchesse f

1. plural of duchessa

Middle English

Alternative forms

• duches, duchez, duchasse, douches, dewchesse, dochesse, dwchesse, dukes

Etymology

From Old French duchesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdutʃɛs(ə)/

Noun

duchesse (plural duchesses)

1. duchess (female ruler)
2. duchess (wife of a duke)
3. female noble, lady

Related terms

• duk

Descendants

• English: duchess
• Scots: duches

References

• “duches(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.

Old French

Noun

duchesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural duchesses, nominative singular duchesse, nominative plural duchesses)

1. duchess

Descendants

• → Middle English: duchesse, duches, duchez, duchasse, douches, dewchesse, dochesse, dwchesse, dukes
  • English: duchess
  • Scots: duches
• French: duchesse
  • → English: duchesse
  • → Persian: دوشس (dušes)
  • → Turkish: düşes