Duchy
['dʌtʃɪ] or ['dʌtʃi]
Definition
(n.) The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.
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Definition
n. the territory of a duke a dukedom.—ns. Duch′ess the consort or widow of a duke; Duch′y-court the court of a duchy esp. that of the duchy of Lancaster.
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Examples
- He became Emperor in succession to his father, Frederick III, in 1493, and married the duchy of Milan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the duchy of Milan, the lands which the church possessed before 1575, are rated to the tax at a third only or their value. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Denmark had no chance against these Great Powers; she was easily beaten and obliged to relinquish the duchies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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