ducal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /djuːkəl/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle French ducal, from Latin ducālis. Doublet of dogal.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
Ahead of the king’s coming, the Duke of Norfolk will arrive to guarantee order [...] and he will not come with an army, but only his ducal train.
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 409:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ducal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ducal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grand ducal · ducally · unducal
Relateds
duchess · viscomital · margravial · baronial · noble · duke · kingly · dogess · comital · ducat · royal · dukedom · doge · princely · vicontiel · dogal · dogate · dogaressa · regal · duchy
Translations (12)
sv hertiglig (relating to a duke or duchess) · mk војводски (relating to a duke or duchess) · pt ducal (relating to a duke or duchess) · de herzoglich (relating to a duke or duchess) · la ducālis (relating to a duke or duchess) · it ducale (relating to a duke or duchess) · fr ducal (relating to a duke or duchess) · ca ducal (relating to a duke or duchess) · fur ducâl (relating to a duke or duchess) · es ducal (relating to a duke or duchess) · ar دُوقِيّ (relating to a duke or duchess) · nl hertogelijk (relating to a duke or duchess)