DUKEDOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dukedom mean? 

• DUKEDOM (noun)
  The noun DUKEDOM has 2 senses:

1. the dignity or rank or position of a duke

2. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess

  Familiarity information: DUKEDOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUKEDOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dignity or rank or position of a duke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dukedom" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)

Derivation:

duke (a British peer of the highest rank)

duke (a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The domain controlled by a duke or duchess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

duchy; dukedom

Hypernyms ("dukedom" is a kind of...):

demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)

Derivation:

duke (a British peer of the highest rank)

duke (a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank)