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duchy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., "territory ruled by a duke or duchess," from Old French duché (12c.), from Medieval Latin ducatus, from Latin dux (see duke (n.)).
Wiktionary
n. A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
WordNet
n. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: dukedom]
Wikipedia
A duchy is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. The term is used almost exclusively in Europe, where in the present day there is no sovereign duchy (i.e. with the status of a nation state) left.
The term "duke" (like the corresponding "duchy") should not be confused with the title "grand duke" (or "grand duchy", such as the present-day Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), as there exists a significant difference of rank between the two.
In common European cultural heritage, a grand duke is the third highest monarchic rank, after emperor and king. Its synonym in many eastern European languages (Russian, Lithuanian, etc.) is translated as Grand Prince, whereas most western European languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian etc.) use expressions corresponding to Grand Duke. Unlike a duke, the sovereign grand duke is considered royalty (or in German, 'royal nobility', Königsadel). The proper form of address for a grand duke is His Royal Highness (HRH), whereas for a non-royal duke in the United Kingdom it is His Grace.
In contrast to this, the rank of a duke differs from one country to the next. In Germany, for example, a duke is listed in the aristocratic hierarchy below an emperor (Kaiser), king (König), grand duke (Großherzog), elector (Kurfürst) and sovereign prince (Fürst) – in that order – whereas in Britain the duke comes third after king/queen and prince (there are no British grand dukes or electors).
In all countries, there existed an important difference between "sovereign dukes" and dukes subordinate to a king or emperor. Some historic duchies were sovereign in areas that would become part of nation-states only during the modern era, such as Germany (a federal empire) and Italy (a unified kingdom). In contrast, others were subordinate districts of those kingdoms that had unified either partially or completely during the medieval era, such as France, Spain, Sicily, Naples, and the Papal States. In England, the term is used in respect of non-territorial entities.
The '''Duchy ''' or Ducatus is the denomination for territories occasionally governed separately by members (dukes) of the Árpád dynasty within the Kingdom of Hungary in the 11th-12th centuries. The symbol of the ducal power was a sword, while the royal power was represented by the crown.
Usage examples of "duchy".
It was ascertained that two agents had been stationed by the postmaster of the Grand Duchy of Berg at Hamburg, in a village called Eschburg belonging to the province of Lauenburg.
They say that in the duchy of Avaria the plague killed as many as the Quman did.
You probably have the best little bumhole in Fennilwood, but your uncle made it clear that to plumb it or your cunny is worth the life of any man in the duchy.
Perceval IN THE MATTER of the Duchy of Lancaster, did not affect every dabbler in public property?
I walked amongst them with more knowledge now than when I had first discovered them here, and even fancied I could tell which ones had been worked by Elderling hands and which were the work of Six Duchies Skill coteries.
It was altogether true that, in terms of size, Ephyra was one of the lesser of the Eutracian duchies.
I said I should be glad to oblige him, and he took me to his closet and said that the chamberlain who had spoken to me would conduct me over all the mines and manufactories in his duchies, and that he would be much obliged if I would write down any observations that struck me.
At last the President, rising in his place, read the pronouncement of the Court: that Detricand, Prince of Vaufontaine, be declared true inheritor of the duchy of Bercy, the nations represented here confirming him in his title.
Germany, capital of the duchy of that name, situated in a fertile and undulating country, on the Oker, 37 m.
It was in Piche, an ancient native tongue of Chalced, the southernmost Duchy.
And all about the Duchy piskies still abound for those who are fitted to see them.
Matra ei Filho: His Grace the Duke, who gave order to the duchy, or their Honored Eminences the Premia Sancta and Premio Sancto, who gave order to the Holy Ecclesia, which claimed primacy over all the myriad smaller Sanctias and shrines scattered throughout the city and the duchy.
No ruler of a Grand Duchy ever cherished his honour dearer or exacted homage more persistently than did Louis Racine in the Seigneury of Pontiac.
Montespan be informed that his marquisate is to be elevated into a duchy with a peerage, and that I will add to it the number of seigniories that is proper, as I do not wish to deviate from the usage which has become a law, etc.
It served to unite the Six Duchies, for with him he brought the nobility of Tilth and Farrow.