Morpheme
Duch
Type
bound base
Denotation
leader, rule, commander
Etymology
Middle English duch-; Anglo-Norman duch-; Old French duch-, duc; Latin ducem, from dux, from dūcere
Evidence
archduchess, duchess, duchessdom, duchesse, duchessed, duchesses, duchesshood, duchessing, duchesslike, duchessly, duchessness, duchessy, duchies, duchy
Notes
duchess, duchesse, dogess, and dogaressa are doublets
