"ducal" meaning in English

See ducal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /djuːkəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ducal.wav Forms: more ducal [comparative], most ducal [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːkəl Etymology: Middle French ducal, from Latin ducālis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{uder|en|frm|ducal}} Middle French ducal, {{uder|en|la|ducālis}} Latin ducālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} ducal (comparative more ducal, superlative most ducal)
  1. Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold. Derived forms: ducally, grand ducal, unducal Translations (relating to a duke or duchess): دُوقِيّ (dūqiyy) (Arabic), hertogelijk (Dutch), ducal (French), ducâl (Friulian), herzoglich (German), ducale (Italian), ducālis (Latin), војводски (vojvodski) (Macedonian), ducal (Portuguese), ducal (Spanish), hertiglig (Swedish)
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