Duchy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Duchy :  (noun)

1: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: dukedom]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Duchy : \Duch"y\ (d[u^]ch"[y^]), n.; pl. Duchies. [F. duch['e], OF. duch['e]e, (assumed) LL. ducitas, fr. L. dux. See Duke.] The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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