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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 duchessplay

  Familiarity information: DUCHY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUCHY (noun)


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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