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Meanings of duchy in English
Territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.
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Examples for "dukedom"
Examples for "dukedom"
1
In 1682 he was rewarded by being promoted to an English dukedom.
2
Lord Saxingham was moved; bright visions flashed across him,-thepremiership, a dukedom.
3
The Duke of Newcastle has got his dukedom entailed on Lord Lincoln.
4
Lord Temple resigned yesterday: I suppose his virtue pants for a dukedom.
5
After this victory the old man's sure to offer him a dukedom!'
Usage of duchy in English
1
The real object of the revolt was the partition of the duchy.
2
He took the pass's decline; the duchy spread away toward the south.
3
For his services in that war Wallenstein received the duchy of Mecklenburg.
4
Mr Nye said that the duchy, or ducky, was no such thing.
5
Twenty years ago there was no duchy; it was all one kingdom.
6
Once more the neighbouring princes cast greedy eyes on the defenceless duchy.
7
The great lords of the duchy with one consent declared against him.
8
You are, after all, one duchy richer than you were last week.
9
Today, total duchy assets are worth more than half a billion pounds.
10
Then afterwards he gave the duchy of Philippopolis to Renier of Trit.
11
His purpose now was to wrest from Philip the duchy of Bercy.
12
When he died he bequeathed his duchy to the crown of Spain.
13
During my absence, you had been driven away from the grand duchy.
14
Apulia, a former duchy, was now a part of the Two Sicilies.
15
And, like a governor, she's effectively the chief magistrate of her duchy.
16
The Venetians had the same success on the eastern frontier of the duchy.
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