How do you use Ducal in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like lord or noble, plus the exact meaning.
Ducal meaning
Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
Using Ducal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
- Useful related words include: lord, noble, nobleman.
- In the example corpus, ducal often appears in combinations such as: the ducal, grand ducal, ducal guard.
Context around Ducal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ducal
- In this selection, "ducal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grand, 2023, imposing, title, family and guard stand out and add context to how "ducal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the grand ducal guard was and an imposing ducal palace. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ducal" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and activations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ducal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Annexed is the Ducal Park also by Vignola. (8 words)
She did nothing for this child to get m ducal attention. (11 words)
England's premier ducal title, Norfolk, remains in the Howard family to this day. (14 words)
Grifo had installed himself as Duke of Bavaria, but Pepin replaced him with a member of the ducal family yet a child, Tassilo, whose protector he had become after the death of his father. (34 words)
After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown. (32 words)
Gravett Hastings p. 64 The centre was held by the Normans, under the direct command of the duke and with many of his relatives and kinsmen grouped around the ducal party. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Meredudd, AKA Tim Adam, repairs damage to his suit of armour prior to the 2023 Ducal War.
It’s one of those unsung places that are instantly appealing, with a gothic/romanesque cathedral and an imposing ducal palace.
She did nothing for this child to get m ducal attention.
Abensberg then lost its independence and became a part of the Duchy of Bavaria, and from then on was administered by a ducal official, the so-called caretaker.
After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown.
Also while in Ferrara he gained formal employment as the organist to the ducal chapel, at that time one of the most opulent musical establishments in Europe.
Although William of Jumièges's claim that the ducal fleet numbered 3,000 ships is clearly an exaggeration, it was probably large and mostly built from scratch.
Annexed is the Ducal Park also by Vignola.
At the ducal printing office at Zweibrücken the fine series of the classical editions known as the Bipontine Editions was published (1779 sqq.).
Baden's grand-ducal family faced extinction, so Leopold was enfranchised by international treaty and married to a princess, ascending the throne in 1830.
By the time Confucius was 50 years old, the Ji family had consolidated their power in the Lu state over the ruling ducal house.
England's premier ducal title, Norfolk, remains in the Howard family to this day.
For the twenty-six remaining years of ducal authority it was the residence of the ruling family.
Gravett Hastings p. 64 The centre was held by the Normans, under the direct command of the duke and with many of his relatives and kinsmen grouped around the ducal party.
Grifo had installed himself as Duke of Bavaria, but Pepin replaced him with a member of the ducal family yet a child, Tassilo, whose protector he had become after the death of his father.
In 1701,as part of Ducal Prussia, the town became a part of the Kingdom of Prussia and part of the newly created province of West Prussia in 1772.
In 1842, Franz Liszt moved to Weimar to become the Grand Ducal court conductor.
In 1919, Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus School by a merger of the Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School with the Kunstgewerbeschule Weimar.
In 1951 the Grand Ducal Guard was relocated to Walferdange and integrated with the Commandement des Troupes.
In 1959 the Commandement des Troupes was disbanded and the Grand Ducal Guard was integrated into the Commandement du Territoire (Territorial Command).
Common combinations with ducal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: