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DUCHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duchy mean?
• DUCHY (noun)
The noun DUCHY has 1 sense:
1. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
Familiarity information: DUCHY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The domain controlled by a duke or duchess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
duchy; dukedom
Hypernyms ("duchy" is a kind of...):
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
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