ducally

[ doo-kuh-lee, dyoo- ]

adverb

1. in the manner of or pertaining to a duke.
2. Heraldry. with a ducal coronet:

   a lion gules ducally gorged.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ducally¹

First recorded in 1815–25; ducal + -ly

Example Sentences

The helmet is mantled, and surmounted by the crest a Saracen's head affront�, couped at the shoulders, ducally crowned, and with ear-rings.

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Mr. Gross has adopted as a factory mark his family crest, a falcon rising ducally gorged, which is printed on each piece in black.

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He had, however, just lunched ducally; and he was in a vainglorious mood, ready to face anything female.

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A swan's head erased at the neck, ducally gorged or.

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