(n.) The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stood among the graves on 4 August last year in a moving ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of war.
(2) In a statement, a St James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.
(3) After the event, McCray praised the duchess on Twitter for her passion on issues of mental health and early childhood development, saying “her warmth and passion for the cause was infectious”.
(4) But while the duchess was surrounded by obstetricians and midwives, Natalie was at home with just her husband, Peter, an architectural technician, and a doula by her side.
(5) Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have enlisted a rapper, a Royal Marine and a Labour spin doctor to try to push stigma about discussing mental health beyond what they believe is a “tipping point” and into public acceptability.
(6) Formerly Communications secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales.
(7) But lest the duchess feel overlooked, the end section of the show featured long, pale-blue bias-cut crepe dresses with more of a charity gala feel; and knee-length silk crepe dresses with black grosgrain belts seemed princess friendly.
(8) At one point, Walters speculates that “she looks the same weight as the Duchess – about 8st”; later, he disingenuously asks her to discuss “the cruel comments about being a ‘childless spinster’”, neither telling readers who made those “cruel comments” in the first place, or where.
(9) The legal action, said St James's Palace, concerned the "taking of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge whilst on holiday and the publication of these photos in breach of their privacy".
(10) But this time warp is a Seville one, and all the statues of (ecclesiastical) virgins, winged cherubs, shrines and other Catholic paraphernalia, plus portraits of the late Duchess of Alba, give it a unique spirit, as do the clientele – largely local, despite Garlochí’s international fame as the city’s most kitsch bar.
(11) The visit by the duchess, who is pregnant with her second child, had been in doubt after it was announced she had hyperemesis gravidarum .
(12) The Duchess of Cambridge is too thin, has a “bastard of a job” and was pressured into getting pregnant a second time, Germaine Greer says.
(13) Even by the standards of Chi magazine – which has in the past published paparazzi shots of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless – the tone has appalled Italians and prompted a chorus of condemnation.
(14) With a smile and a wave the Duchess of Cambridge left hospital on Thursday to the undoubted relief of her husband and also of the international news crews camped outside in the bitter cold throughout her three-night stay.
(15) St James's Palace said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby.
(16) The Duchess of Cambridge, due to give birth in the next couple of weeks, will not suffer the indignities of, say, Mary of Modena in 1688, forced to give birth in front of an audience of 200 and still accused of a bit of business with bedpan and changeling.
(17) If you're struggling to paint a picture, she's related to the Duchess of York.
(18) That's why we buy into the notion that a £20 Zara necklace worn by the Duchess of Cambridge on a designer gown costing thousands of pounds is evidence that she is like us.
(19) There's a sense of generations passing in a haze of crisp formalities, with decades of unexpressed emotions left to accumulate, like dust on a snoozing duchess.
(20) Monkey can't help but wonder – is Burley's advice to the duchess based on personal experience?
Princess
Definition:
(n.) A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince.
(n.) The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family.
(n.) The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.
Example Sentences:
(1) Harry was 12 years old when Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash but said it was not until his late 20s, after two years of “total chaos”, that he processed the grief.
(2) One hundred cases of histologically proven corneal and conjunctival tumours were extracted from the records at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and from the senior author's private practice in the last ten years.
(3) Another example is the death in 1817 of Princess Charlotte, in childbirth, which led to the scramble of George III's aging sons to marry and beget an heir to the throne.
(4) As a suitor for the hand of a beautiful princess, you’ll have to overcome the royal family, the palace guards and rival players to deliver your love letter.
(5) But lest the duchess feel overlooked, the end section of the show featured long, pale-blue bias-cut crepe dresses with more of a charity gala feel; and knee-length silk crepe dresses with black grosgrain belts seemed princess friendly.
(6) I tell her she could be a princess who goes out to work.
(7) Princess Anne is also in evidence, currently watching the ice skating clad in a Team GB Russian-style fur hat, but I have no picture to show you.
(8) Whether you are a princess or a queen you are here in Europe and you must work as a prostitute’.
(9) Her worries were confirmed hours later, when Manuel Delgado, another lawyer emerged from the courtroom during a recess and declared "the princess came very prepared to evade any questions".
(10) He was at the forefront of a number of big stories, managing to break some of the key revelations contained in Andrew Morton's book about Princess Diana before the Sunday Times, which had bought the serialisation rights, could publish them.
(11) The judge said putting the princess on the stand would remove "any shadow of suspicion" that she is receiving special treatment, El Pais reported.
(12) The Geriatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) and acute general medical wards of the Princess Margaret Hospital made little use of the specialised Diabetes Services for help in managing known or newly diagnosed diabetics.
(13) A n exhibition of Princess Diana’s old dresses, at Kensington Palace , is the inaugural event in the 20th anniversary of her death, aged 36, in 1997.
(14) He is the Princess Di of the political world …" Or of Margaret Thatcher 's trusty bulldog Bernard Ingham: "Brick-red of face, beetling of brow, seemingly built to withstand hurricanes, Sir Bernard resembled a half-timbered bomb shelter."
(15) There are strong indications that Episode VII will centre on the key trio of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo, played by original stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.
(16) Still under wraps A 1978 cabinet paper by Tony Benn arguing for more openness and greater public accountability for the work of the security services A 1978 Downing Street file on "the alleged penetration of the security services" A 1978 Downing Street file on the constitutional and financial implications of the divorce of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon
(17) A letter from Willetts to the prime minister claims the idea has the support of both the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne.
(18) According to Peter Biskind's book, Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film, famous examples include Shaolin Soccer, Hero and Princess Mononoke.
(19) Its takeover of Princess Royal University hospital in Kent in October 2013 had hit its balance sheet, it said.
(20) Although there has been no official confirmation of the ruling, Princess Amira al-Taweel, wife of the Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, tweeted: "Thank God, the lashing of [Shaima] is cancelled.