Duchy Definition

dŭchē
duchies
noun
duchies
The territory ruled by a duke or duchess; dukedom.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Duchy

Noun

Singular:
duchy
Plural:
duchies

Origin of Duchy

  • Middle English duchie from Old French duche from Medieval Latin ducātus from Latin dux duc- leader duke

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English duche, from Anglo-Norman duché.

    From Wiktionary

Duchy Sentence Examples

  • In 1814-1815, before the decrees of the Vienna Congress were known, an extraordinary attempt was made by Philippe d'Auvergne of the British navy, the cousin and adopted son of the last duke, to revive the ancient duchy of Bouillon.

  • Weissenfels is a place of considerable antiquity, and from 1656 till 1746 it was the capital of the small duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels, a branch of the electoral house of Saxony, founded by Augustus, second son of the elector John George I.

  • In 1619 he received by bequest, ratified in 1620 by royal grant, the duchy of Angouleme.

  • In 1394 the countship came to the house of Orleans, a member of which, Francis I., became king of France in 1515 and raised it to the rank of duchy in favour of his mother Louise of Savoy.

  • The duchy afterwards changed hands several times, one of its holders being Charles of Valois, natural son of Charles IX.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUC

Words Ending With

YHYCHY

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duchy

Words Starting With D and Ending With Y

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