duchy
noun
ˈdə-chē 
plural duchies
1
: the territory of a duke or duchess : dukedom
2
: special domain
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The duchy itself does not pay corporation tax or capital gains tax. 
Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 According to the Prince of Wales' website, Charles earned $24 million a year through the duchy. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 William, who studied agriculture and how to run an estate in special classes at Cambridge in 2014, will be expected to maintain the thriving duchy. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 In 1906, Finland, then a duchy of Russia, was the first country to give women full political rights to both vote and run for office. Naomi Moriyama And William Doyle, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022 Apparently, Madeline doesn’t want to give her duchy a heads up before popping over to the Parisian office. Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2021 The duchy and the title, Duke of Cornwall, has been passed down to the heir to the throne ever since. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 This is currently Prince Charles, who is the longest serving Duke since the duchy was created in 1337. CNN, 4 Nov. 2021 See More
Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 According to the Prince of Wales' website, Charles earned $24 million a year through the duchy. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 William, who studied agriculture and how to run an estate in special classes at Cambridge in 2014, will be expected to maintain the thriving duchy. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 In 1906, Finland, then a duchy of Russia, was the first country to give women full political rights to both vote and run for office. Naomi Moriyama And William Doyle, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022 Apparently, Madeline doesn’t want to give her duchy a heads up before popping over to the Parisian office. Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2021 The duchy and the title, Duke of Cornwall, has been passed down to the heir to the throne ever since. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 This is currently Prince Charles, who is the longest serving Duke since the duchy was created in 1337. CNN, 4 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English duche, from Anglo-French duché, from duc
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing duchy
duchy
noun
as in dukedom
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- dukedom
- principality
- seigniory
- kingdom
- sultanate
- empire
- republic
- sovereign
- emirate
- dominion
- domain
- monarchy
- realm
- province
- democracy
- seignory
- dictatorship
- commonwealth
- oligarchy
- monocracy
- state
- sovran
- settlement
- theocracy
- city-state
- microstate
- mandate
- dependency
- colony
- ministate
- homeland
- fatherland
- trust territory
- nation
- soil
- nation-state
- land
- country
- condominium
- sovereignty
- sovranty
- great power
- client state
- motherland
- sea power
- world power
- superpower
- welfare state
- power