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.

• 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.