grande-duchesse
French, noun/ɡʁɑ̃d.dy.ʃɛs/
grande-duchesse is a French feminine noun meaning “grand duchess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épouse d’un grand-duc dans les pays germaniques”.
What does grande-duchesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrand duchess
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Épouse d’un grand-duc dans les pays germaniques. 2. Épouse d’un grand-duc en Europe orientale (Russie, Lituanie, Finlande). 3. Fille ou petite-fille d’un tsar de Russie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grande-duchesse
- grandes-duchesses plural
- grand-duchesse alternative dated
- grand'-duchesse alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grande-duchesse?
- /ɡʁɑ̃d.dy.ʃɛs/
- \ɡʁɑ̃d.dy.ʃɛs\
- [ɡʁɑ̃d.dy.ʃɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.