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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">duchesses</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>duchies</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>dukes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>noblewomen</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>duchess</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>duchess&apos;s</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>duchesses&apos;</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ European noblewomen holding a duchy, or who are the wives or widows of dukes, ranking highest in the peerage. ]]></note></mads>