dogaressa

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UK/ˌdəʊɡəˈɹɛsə/UK/ˌdəʊʒəˈɹɛsə/UK/ˌdəʊdʒəˈɹɛsə/US/ˌdoʊɡəˈɹɛsə/

noun

The wife of a doge.

Similar
dogess
OriginItalian dogaressa ← Venetan dogaresa ← Medieval Latin ducarissa →
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Meanings

noundogaressa (plural dogaressas)

plural dogaressas

  1. historicalThe wife of a doge.

    Synonyms: dogess

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe wife of a doge.

Similar
dogess
Also see
dogess

Origin

  1. Latindūcātor“leader”
  2. Medieval Latinducarissa
  3. Venetandogaresa
  4. Italiandogaressa
  5. Englishdogaressa

Unadapted borrowing from Italian dogaressa, from Venetan dogaresa, from Medieval Latin ducarissa, from the stem of Latin dūcātor (“leader”) and dūcāre (“to lead”) + -issa (feminine suffix). Doublet of dogess and duchess.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dogaressa

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APA

dogaressa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogaressa

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“dogaressa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogaressa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogaressa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogaressa.

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