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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The wife or widow of a grand duke.
- noun A woman who is the sovereign of a grand duchy.
- noun The daughter or granddaughter of a czar in the male line.
- noun Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
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- noun The
wife orwidow of agrand duke . - noun incorrectly sometimes applied to render a
grand prince 's female spouse - noun A
daughter orgranddaughter of a sovereign (czar or lateremperor ) of theRussian Empire or apretender to thethrone thereof.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right
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