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ducal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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UK: /djuːkəl/
Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -uːkəl
CMU ARPABET: D UW1 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

adjective

Meaning 2

of or belonging to or suitable for a duke

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

ducal palace

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Middle French ducal, from Latin ducālis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Arabic: دُوقِيّ (dūqiyy) — relating to a duke or duchess
Catalan: ducal — relating to a duke or duchess
Dutch: hertogelijk — relating to a duke or duchess
French: ducal — relating to a duke or duchess
Friulian: ducâl — relating to a duke or duchess
German: herzoglich — relating to a duke or duchess
Italian: ducale — relating to a duke or duchess
Latin: ducālis — relating to a duke or duchess
Macedonian: војводски (vojvodski) — relating to a duke or duchess
Portuguese: ducal — relating to a duke or duchess
Spanish: ducal — relating to a duke or duchess
Swedish: hertiglig — relating to a duke or duchess

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more ducal — comparative
most ducal — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: ducally, grand ducal, unducal

Related: duchess, duchy, duke, baronial, comital, kingly, margravial, noble, princely, regal, royal, vicontiel, viscomital

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