ducal

[ doo-kuhl, dyoo- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a duke or dukedom.

ducal

/ ˈdjuːkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a duke or duchy

Derived Forms

• ˈducally, adverb

Other Words From

• un·ducal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ducal¹

First recorded in 1485–95, ducal is from the Late Latin word ducālis of a leader. See duke, -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of ducal¹

C16: from French, from Late Latin ducālis of a leader, from dux leader

Example Sentences

There, warmed by golden summers and nurtured by granite-flecked soil, the hated grape re-emerged in triumph, producing a cheerful, elegant variety of wine that, when released and consumed at a young age, shed the bitterness that so offended the ducal tongue.

From Salon

The back of the hand has an embroidered ducal coronet above the coat of arms of the family of the Dukes of Newcastle.

From BBC

In 1909, that aristocrat, Wilhelm Ernst, loaned the painting to the Grand Ducal Museum, in Weimar, Germany.

From New York Times

Dark ale turned into a paler, gold-hued drink, and the beverage grew much more common around the time when a ducal edict restricted brewing to the winter months.

From New York Times

“She more often than not will use a notable level of invention or innovation, painting jewelry that may not have ever existed but was still perfectly in line with taste of her time,” she said, noting that Gentileschi’s grandfather was an esteemed jewelry designer who worked on the first grand ducal crown for the Medici dynasty.

From New York Times