duchy
duchy
Definition
duchy (duc̸h′ē)
noun pl. duch′·ies
the territory ruled by a duke or duchess; dukedom
Etymology: ME & OFr duchee < LL ducatus, military command, territory of a duke < L dux: see duct
duchy
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- approach: He approached the Duchy with a business plan and was eventually rewarded with a crumbling granite barn and the money to renovate it.
- become: From the 11th century the entire area was controlled by the Savoys, becoming a Duchy in the Middle Ages.
Adjective modifier
- grand: Beginning in 1815, the grand duchy was presided over by the Netherlands, whose king was also grand duke of Luxembourg.
- independent: Secondly, Viking colonists who settled in north-western France created an independent duchy of the Northmen, or Normandy, as it became known.
- German: Schleswig and Holstein are two German duchies that were under Danish rule.
- tiny: Luxembourg's referendum was the first since the 1930s in the tiny duchy, one of the six founding members of the EU.
- French: King Federigo surrenders himself and the throne to King Louis XII of France and accepts the French duchy of Anjou.
Modifies a noun
- original: Duchy Originals Managing Director, Belinda Gooding said: " We're extremely excited about the launch of the new garden tool range.
- holiday: Duchy Holidays - Perranporth - Rating: NONE - A very modern converted barn decorated to a very high standard.
Noun used with modifier
- semi-independent: In the 1840's the Danes attempted to claim Schleswig and Holstein as being part of Denmark, rather than them remaining as semi-independent duchies.
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