noun, feminine/dɔ.ɡa.ʁɛs/plural: dogaresses
dogaressa, dogess (the wife of a doge)
Synonyms: dogesse
Italian dogaressa, fron Venetan dogaresa, from Medieval Latin ducarissa, from dux (“ruler”) + -issa (feminine suffix), with an additional infix. By surface analysis, doge + -esse. Doublet of duchesse.