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Lady vs duchess

duchess vs Lady

Lady and duchess both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Lady Yes No No No
duchess Yes No No No
As nouns, duchess is a hyponym of Lady; that is, duchess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Lady:
  • Lady: a woman of the peerage in Britain
  • duchess: the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Other hyponyms of Lady include baroness, countess, lady-in-waiting, marchioness, marquise, Milady.
Lady (noun) duchess (noun)
a woman of the peerage in Britain the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Difference between Lady and duchess

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